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What It's Like To Run a Parody News Website in the Age of Misinformation
As real life increasingly mirrors the absurd, we speak to the founders of “fake” news pages to understand how these blurred lines impact them and us all.
India is Witnessing a Crisis of Trust in its COVID Vaccines
Experts say that India is facing a significant wave of vaccine hesitancy, triggered by its own vaccine response.
YouTube Suspended Trump’s Channel Because of His Supporters' Comments
YouTube said the channel has been suspended for a minimum of a week for violating policies around inciting violence.
This Redditor Tried to Beat Fake News on WhatsApp With More Fake News
WhatsApp was having a terrible time in India after its privacy policy update. Then came i_Killed_Reddit, and *that* viral message.
Japanese QAnon Supporters Are (Still) Seeking Salvation in Trump
Trumpian conspiracy theories have once again proved to be reality-proof.
QAnon Led the Storming of the US Capitol
The first protester to storm the capitol was wearing a QAnon t-shirt.
Pharmacist Who Sabotaged COVID Vaccines Is a Conspiracy Theorist and Prepper
He allegedly ruined more than 500 doses by purposefully leaving them out of refrigeration on two separate occasions.
YouTube Waited For a Month After The Election to Crack Down on Election Misinformation
Conspiracy theorists and far-right news outlets spent that month using YouTube's algorithm to massively grow their audiences.
Anti-Vaxxers Are Spewing Lies About the Grandma Who Got the First COVID Vaccine
It's a sign of what's to come.
Trump's New Favorite Paper Is Literally Spreading Lies by the Truckload
The Epoch Times is getting its pro-Trump propaganda out the old-fashioned way.
Trump Is Spreading the 'Dead People Voting in Georgia' Lie on Facebook
“Every day Facebook fails to correct the record and demote election disinformers in its algorithm, it rips the fate of this pivotal election out of voters’ hands."
‘Zombie Deer Virus’ Posts Spread on Myanmar Social Media. They Aren’t True (Obviously).
If you’ve seen a certain hit Korean movie about zombies this story might be familiar to you.