fake news

Investigators will ask how social media platform was exploited by bot accounts.

The story about a diver whose body doubled in size from decompression sickness is either fake or just wrong.

Potentially untrue news stories will be given context for readers to better understand the situation.

None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.

Donald Trump used his rally in Youngstown, Ohio, to rant against the media.

The normally neutral speech was highly politicised by the president.

Discovery promoted the premiere episode with claims that the US Olympic swimmer would swim against a great white shark.

This test looks at whether people can distinguish between real or altered pictures.

A quakebot algorithm used by the Los Angeles Times alerted everyone to a California quake from 1925.

Other popular words mentioned in children's stories were 'Brexit' and 'fake news'.

Turnbull said he and "the Donald are winning in the polls" which are "so easy to win."

Today's targets included judges, the media and a former attorney general.

A group claiming to be part of the hacktivist outfit Anonymous later claimed responsibility for the hoax.

The attack has already been observed in Venezuela, Bahrain and Myanmar so far.

The telecoms giant said it "will not tolerate" being associated with such abusive content.

Tensions in the Gulf still present after alleged fake news article allegedly appeared.

A number of online cries for help are not original but made by accounts looking for views and economical gain.

'What chaos could Moscow unleash with thousands of Twitter handles that spoke in real time,' Time reports.

Israeli prime minister calls proposal fake news to give impression Palestinian group is becoming more moderate.

Bunte magazine claimed former F1 motor racing champ recovered from injuries after 'Christmas miracle.'

Emmanuel Macron: 'Le Pen comes up with this. She has troops behind her.'

In the first 100 days of his White House residency, Trump has managed to fail at more things than most presidents do in a full term.

'The media is not fake news' declared Watergate reporter Bob Woodward in an impassioned speech.

Facebook was heavily criticised during the election season over the rampant spread of fake news on its site.

Fancy Bear, or APT28, is known to target governments and political figures.

Founder says Wikitribune is news by the people and for the people.

The prime minister also described social media as the 'Wild West'.

Putin had allegedly asked the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies to draw a plan that would support Trump.

Ballmer has teamed up with academics to release first ever nonpartisan look at government expenditure.

'He hated his effing guts,' Teresa Elliott said of the dying man's opinion of the US president.