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Fake News: How It Operates
Journalism, 'Fake News' and Disinformation: A Handbook for Journalism Education and Training - Published by UNESCO
A Conspiracy Made in America May Have Been Spread by Russia
Facebook disinformation in the 2020 presidential election: What you can do to stop its spread
Nieman Labs: Most Interesting New Research on Fake News
Stats and Facts About Fake News - Statistica
The Fake News Machine - Money
How Hitler Pioneered Fake News
The New Deal was partly motivated by a desire to kill the fake news epidemic of the Gilded Age
Influence Campaigns and Disinformation
Russia Tests New Disinformation Tactics in Africa to Expand Influence
In the Wake of Two Mass Shootings, Fake News Proliferates on Social Media
Some Real News About Fake News
It’s not just making people believe false things—a new study suggests it’s also making them less likely to consume or accept information.
Scientists claim online game ‘vaccinates’ players against fake news
New Report Shows How a Pro-Iran Group Spread Fake News Online
A cognitive scientist explains why humans are so susceptible to fake news and misinformation
How to Not Fall for Viral Scares
How conservative ‘supersharers’ drove fake news in the 2016 election
This 21-year-old tweeted lies about Robert Mueller and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now, he’s eyeing the 2020 election
Inside The Russian Disinformation Playbook: Exploit Tension, Sow Chaos
A new video series by New York Times reporter Adam Ellick explores Russia's role in spreading fake news, dating back to the '80s conspiracy theory that the AIDS virus was created by the U.S. military.
Russian Disinformation Campaign for the Midterms
Nothing On This Page is Real: How Lies Become Truth in Online America
Russia's U.S. Social Media Hacking: Inside the Information War - Time Magazine
I fell for Facebook fake news. Here’s why millions of you did, too.
“The Fourth Estate” tries to set the record straight in the “fake news” era
Is your fake news about immigrants or politicians? It all depends on where you live
Sinclair tells stations to air media-bashing promos - and the criticism goes viral
Not exactly FAKE news, but it addresses the message and who hears it.
Fill in the Blanks: What's Still Missing from the Study of Fake News?
Information Wars: A Window into the Alternative Media Ecosystem
Cognitive Ability and Vulnerability to Fake News
BBC Future - Lies, Propaganda and Fake News: A Challenge for Our Age
Fake News: It's Complicated
Fake News Is About to Get Scarier Than You Ever Dreamed
How Fake News Becomes a Trending Topic: CBS 60 Minutes Transcript
The video is only available to 'All-Access' subscribers, but the transcript is here.
How Fake News Goes Viral - New York Times
Lost in the Digital Swamp, Link by Link - New York Times
Media Matters: Fake News Glossary
NPR Coverage of Fake News
The (almost) complete history of fake news - BBC
20th Century Fox Used Fake News to Publicize ‘A Cure for Wellness’
Advertising’s Moral Struggle: Is Online Reach Worth the Hurt?
DNC Staffer's Murder Illustrates How Conspiracy Theorists Spread Fake News - NPR
Fake news and the spread of misinformation - Journalists Resource from Harvard's Kennedy School
How Russian Twitter Bots Pumped Out Fake News During The 2016 Election - NPR
When It Comes To Politics and 'Fake News,' Facts Aren't Enough
Hidden Brain on NPR
Many Americans Believe Fake News Is Sowing Confusion
Fake News Expert on How False Stories Spread and Why People Believe Them: NPR Fresh Air
Zuckerberg’s Preposterous Defense of Facebook
Misinformation may only worsen for Black voters in lead-up to election, experts warn
Anxiety and conflict avoidance keep people from calling out misinformation in messaging groups
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