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The GOP is in the awkward position to help the media Trump hates
The bipartisan Journalism Competition and Preservation Act could help the same news outlets the president often uses as a punchline.
Tech Companies Can Now Be Fined $1 Million for Spreading Fake News in Singapore
Human rights activists are criticising the new laws, claiming they could be used to crack down on freedom of speech.
5 Reasons Why the New Zealand Attacks Should Alarm India
The anti-immigrant and right-wing extremist sentiment might sound familiar to you.
How a Young Girl's Death in 2000 Gave Birth to an Urban Legend
On July 1, in a tiny English village, eight-year-old Sarah Payne was playing with her brothers and sister in a country lane. Then she wasn’t. The media panic that followed is a case study in how urban legends are born and spread.
What Facebook Is Getting Wrong in the Fight Against Fake News
Brooke Binkowski spends her days in search of the misinformation and propaganda that have infected digital media. We caught up with her to talk Facebook and fact-checking.
Why People Post Fake News
When it comes to the stories we share on the internet, the line between empirical truth and emotional truth can be extremely hard to parse.
The Latest Issue of VICE Magazine Gets to the Bottom of Belief, Memory, and Our Understanding of Reality
We have stories on the Mandela Effect, the increasing belief in extraterrestrials, how social media shapes our memories, and more.
This Indian Festival Redefines Photography in the Age of Fake News and Social Media
Farmer suicides, Sabarimala devotees, and other stories from the ongoing Chennai Photo Biennale.
The Very Busy Mayor of Bologna Is on Twitter Calling Spaghetti Bolognese 'Fake News'
The mayor of Bologna says the popular dish is a bunch of... bologna. But not everyone agrees.
Trump thrashed the media — then one of his supporters attacked a cameraman
“The crowd had been whipped up into a frenzy against the media by Trump."
The Indian general election is going to be a huge problem for Facebook
“India is a particularly tough challenge.”
Researchers Retract Study That Said Fake News Is Just as Likely to Go Viral as the Truth
A paper that claimed the quality of information doesn't factor into how viral it becomes under conditions of "information overload" has been retracted.