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Facebook adds handy educational guide to help users spot fake news
The tool will initially be rolled out to users in countries such as the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Canada.
Poll suggests more than half of Americans want independent probe into Donald Trump's Russia ties
A probe into Trump's campaign links to Russia is favoured by 52% of Americans, while 23% are opposed
Donald Trump tells NBC: 'Stop with the fake Trump Russia story'
The US president suggested the news outlet should focus on his wiretapping claims.
Fake news fear prompts Swedish and Norwegian papers to ban April Fools' Day
Scandinavian press say they do not want to spread false stories in climate of doubt encouraged by Donald Trump.
Trump's approval rating plummets to record 35% low
Gallup's finding is the lowest rating ever recorded by a US president in his first year.
Fake It To Make It: The scarily realistic game that simulates spread of viral clickbait fake news
Want to stop fake news on social media? Then first you need to understand how it spreads.
Racehorse banned from being named 'President Trump' - stable christens it 'Fake News' instead
White House accused of intervening after NHA demand name relating to US president be changed.
Hoaxer Alan Abel claims Trump has owed him $918.58 since 1994 - and it's not fake news
Debt allegedly dates from court case after Trump stopped him selling books outside Trump Tower.
LinkedIn looks to grab users' attention with new curated Trending Storylines
"We think that people will start their day with this, to get the news they need," LinkedIn's Daniel Roth said.
From Atlantis to fake news: People question pseudoscience if they're taught critical thinking
A semester of myth-busting classes made believers start to question their beliefs.
Google asks thousands of 'quality raters' to flag offensive, Holocaust denial search results
Google's quality raters' guidelines have now been updated with a section on "Upsetting-Offensive" content.
Mark Zuckerberg: Claims that Facebook likes fake news on its site are 'crap'
"We are also victims of this," Mark Zuckerberg said.
Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the web outlines 3 major threats to the internet as it turns 28
Berners-Lee wants to tackle increasing fake news, data loss and online political ads to save the internet.
Tuam mass baby grave again dismissed as 'fake news' by Catholic League's Bill Donohue
League president repeats 'insulting' claims there is no evidence up to 800 babies and infants found at home.
Google Home says Barack Obama is planning a coup and all Republicans are Nazis
Search engine's smart speaker was caught spreading fake news and conspiracy theories.
Cyber attacks and election interference by Russia are acts of aggression says Nato chief
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw says the alliance's Article 5 definition needs to be broader.
Gingrich says Trump was 'accurate but humble' in giving his administration a 'C' for communication
Former Republican house speaker praises president for owning up to communication failures.
Emmanuel Macron describes gay affair rumours as 'homophobic' and 'misogynous'
French presidential candidate speaks out over 'odious' homosexual accusations.
Donald Trump is a victim of 'McCarthyism revisited' says senior Republican
Chair of House Intelligence Committee refuses to investigate Trump because there is 'nothing there'.
Sean Spicer checks staff phones in effort to combat White House leaks. Guess what? It gets leaked
Incident comes as Trump administration continues to rail against critical media agencies.
Top military official says Donald Trump's Air Force One savings are 'not known'
Trump claimed to have negotiated savings of £1bn with Boeing
Who is Sebastian Gorka? Trump's terrorism adviser who has been called Islamophobic
Former editor at far-right Breitbart News, Gorka is now a senior official in the White House
Fake news likely to be believed by people who feel socially excluded, finds study
Researchers found that the feelings of despair were brought on by social exclusion.
Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe releases secret CNN tapes – well almost
A technical glitch caused the hosting website to crash at the start of the release of 119 hours of footage.
Fed up with Trump? Website's headlines imagine Hillary Clinton as president
Satirical site HillarybeatTrump.org subverts president's claims of fake news.
Fake news becomes reality? Swedish suburb descends into riots after Trump's false claims
US president wanted to talk to crowds 'without the filter of fake news' before making the false claims about Sweden.
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange: Why I love 'fake news'
Assange says spread of fake news narrative only cements WikiLeaks' factual disclosures.
Rush Limbaugh: Media did not make Donald Trump and they can't destroy him
Veteran conservative commentator hit out at the press.
White House chief of staff Reince Priebus denies problems in West Wing
Priebus also insisted there was no animosity between he and Steve Bannon.
Donald Trump refers to fictional Swedish incident as he blasts 'fake news'
The US President likened his stance on the media to that of Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln at the Florida rally.