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Bookshops using Donald Trump's own words to sell Fire and Fury
Waterstones and Daunt Books in the UK have been spotted using printouts of the US president's own scathing tweets to help promote Fire and Fury in their front windows.
Brits 'losing the will to live' over Brexit as lack of trust in government becomes norm
Annual Edelman Trust Barometer shows population is losing faith in social media and government not trusted by majority of population.
Donald Trump attacks pillars of democracy with Fake News Awards list: 'Complete and total moron'
The US president has been criticised as being fascist and undemocratic for his latest move to attack and undermine the American media.
In the era of Trump and fake news, Americans are less interested in 'facts' than ever
When discussing public issues, Americans are significantly less reliant on facts than they were two decades ago, the report suggests.
New Zealand Football website hacked with fake news of CEO Andy Martin's resignation
The fake article appeared on the All Whites' official website claiming his resignation was effective immediately.
'Liar-in-Chief' Donald Trump scorned for insisting 'you can't say things that are knowingly false'
Donald Trump wants to take a strong look at libel laws in the US, while ignoring that he has made 2,000 false or misleading claims since coming to office.
Colbert, Noah and Bee campaign to win Trump's 'Most Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards'
Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Samantha Bee were among those mocking Donald Trump's upcoming "Most Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards of the Year".
Can science help find love? Dating website eHarmony has 'misleading' ad banned
Dating website eHarmony has been banned from using an advertisement that claimed its service used science to help its users to "stack the odds of finding lasting love".
Facebook and Twitter have three weeks to hand over details of Russian interference in Brexit ballot
The DCMS select committee has demanded that Twitter and Facebook hand over information about Russian interference in the EU referendum.
Facebook explains why it will no longer use red 'Disputed Flags' next to fake news articles
"Putting a strong image, like a red flag, next to an article may actually entrench deeply held beliefs," Facebook said.
This is how many times Donald Trump attempted to discredit the media on Twitter
NYU student's research reveals how Donald Trump attacked the media nearly one thousand times on Twitter.
Trump ambassador caught lying about Muslim 'no-go zones' on Dutch news show
Former congressman Pete Hoekstra was caught in a tricky situation on Dutch TV programme Nieuwsuur after a reporter asked him about claims Netherlands has "no-go zones".
After being exploited by Russian troll farms, Facebook takes new steps to fight 'fake news'
Facebook is changing how it identifies "fake news" for users, dropping its 'disputed flags' in favour of 'related articles' that add context to stories on the social network.
'Dumb**s': Trump mocked for misspelling 'media' in furious attack on negative 'fake news' coverage
Twitter couldn't stop taunting the president over his latest spelling error while ranting about "fake news."
David Cameron says Donald Trump is 'undermining democracy' with 'dangerous' fake news media attacks
Ex-British prime minister, David Cameron, says Donald Trump is undermining western democracy with his attacks on the media.
'You're the stain': Twitter fires back at Trump for slamming news media as 'a stain on America'
"The liar of all liars complaining about an honest mistake," one person tweeted.
Dubai reassures residents that Pepsi doesn't give you HIV
The Dubai municipality was forced to respond to internet rumours about the soft drink by saying that Pepsi could not spreads HIV.
New Snapchat update: Everything we know so far
Snapchat has promised a major redesign of its app amid falling gains on the social media platform. It promises to bring an emphasis back to friend content.
Fake news? Far-right videos Donald Trump shared may not have contained Muslims or migrants
Trump's tweets have drawn the ire of officials and world leaders alike from across the western world.
Beware 'fake news' but 'fake data' is as big a threat to economic stability, warns ECB
Benoit Coeure, a senior central banking official, says "economic agents could become less anchored to actual activity and more prone to manias and panics."
Capitalism that works for everyone? Beware fake news
Policymakers must stop pretending they can fix broken markets with more and more regulation.
Russian troll farm employee: Work at the Internet Research Agency was a 'merry-go-round of lies'
Vitaly Bespalov said IRA employees working in the "American department" were paid about $1,300 to $2000 per month to create inflammatory content.
Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'Fake news' on social media is a bigger threat than Russian-bought ads
"I don't believe that the big issue are ads from foreign governments," Cook said.
'Fake news' named word of the year
The Collins Dictionary defines the phrase as "false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting" and said its use has increased by 365% since 2016.
The most terrifying Halloween costumes: How to dress as Donald Trump and friends
With Halloween fast approaching, these are the costumes to wear to satirise the current political climate.
Trump dubs sex assault allegations 'fake news' after campaign subpoenaed as part of defamation suit
In October 2016, former reality show contestant Summer Zervos and many other women accused US President Donald Trump of sexual assault.
Donald Trump floats idea of banning NBC and CNN from reporting the news
The president was reacting to stories written by NBC suggesting tensions with his secretary of state.
Google, Twitter and Facebook flooded with fake news stories, hoaxes after deadly Las Vegas shooting
Tech companies have come under intense scrutiny over fake news, terrorism and harassment posts on their sites.
WWE legend Marty Jannetty denies wanting to have sex with his daughter, blasts 'fake news'
A Facebook post last month appeared to suggest Jannetty wanted to have sex with his daughter Bianca.
Obama warned Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg about threat of fake news after presidential election
Zuckerberg had dismissed the idea that fake news on Facebook helped influence election as a "pretty crazy idea".