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In April 2021, TikTok users started to post warnings of an upcoming "National Rape Day" or "National Sexual Assault Day" that would legalize sexual assault for 24 hours on April 24.

'National Rape Day' Warnings Circulate on TikTok

Written by:
Dan Evon
April 19, 2021 Whether you call it a joke, prank, troll campaign or a hoax, there is no "National Rape Day" tha ...
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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify following a break during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee joint hearing about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 10, 2018.

QAnon Still Thrives on Facebook Nearly a Year After 'Ban'

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 16, 2021 Even when various QAnon-themed posts were manually reported, Facebook's support team responded t ...
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A Facebook meme pushed COVID denialism about overwhelmed hospitals in Florida.

Facebook Fails To Stem COVID Denialism Even as Delta Variant Surges

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 12, 2021 We documented a sampling of Facebook posts, comments, and a group that continue to push anti-mas ...
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Banner, Text, Person

US and Russia Engage in a Digital Battle for Hearts and Minds

Written by:
The Conversation
Sept. 23, 2022 Russian government media are frequently criticized as being blatant propaganda. How do U.S. gove ...
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Do More Americans Believe In Conspiracy Theories Now Than Ever Before?

Written by:
The Conversation
Sept. 19, 2022 A scholar of conspiracy theories at Ruhr University Bochum explored the question.
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Keep Watch For These Internet Rumors about 'Banned' Books in Schools or Libraries

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Sept. 15, 2022 It's a trend with which the Snopes newsroom has become very familiar: memes listing supposedly " ...
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U.S. gas prices reached record levels in summer 2022.

4 Tips For Avoiding Online Misinfo About Gas Prices

Written by:
Jessica Lee
June 8, 2022 No. 1: Don’t draw broad conclusions on the fuel economy based on one or a few pictures of gas st ...
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Person, Human, Clothing

Unverified Rumors Thrived After the Uvalde School Shooting

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 6, 2022 It’s unclear why so many social media users willingly share unverified rum ...
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Person, Human, Crowd

Media Literacy: How to Spot T-Shirts Bearing Fabricated Messages

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
March 30, 2022 Sometimes, misinformation wears its heart on its sleeve.
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Face, Person, Human

UKRAINE: Viral Hoax Falsely Claims 'American Journalists' Killed on 1st Day of Russian Invasion

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 24, 2022 Widely shared social media posts were not sincere tributes but rather part of a distasteful trop ...
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Text, Alphabet, Number

Deepfake or Not? Snopes Debunked These Videos in 2021

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Dec. 20, 2021 Some of these digitally altered videos almost fooled us at first watch.
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Person, Human, Poster

Fake or Real? Snopes Fact-Checked These Images in 2021

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Dec. 17, 2021 One manipulated picture is worth a thousand words.
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germs and bacteria

Germ Theory Denialism Is Alive and Well

Written by:
The Conversation
July 8, 2021 Germ theory deniers are a mixed group whose beliefs range from hardline renunciation of germ the ...
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Style Story about the fifteenth aniversary of Fox News.

How to Consume News While Maintaining Your Sanity

Written by:
The Conversation
June 23, 2021 The amount and variety of news produced today often tests people’s ability to determine its valu ...
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fake news

Fake News: A Simple Nudge Isn't Enough to Tackle It

Written by:
The Conversation
June 11, 2021 One high-profile theory of why people share fake news says that they aren’t paying sufficient at ...
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Text, Logo, Trademark

Those Who Think They Can Spot Misinformation Are More Likely to be Duped by It, Study Finds

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 31, 2021 From the COVID-19 pandemic to the presidential election, 2020 was rife with misinformation.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

'Strategic Lies': Deliberate Untruths Used as a Political Tactic

Written by:
The Conversation
April 27, 2021 “Strategic lying” is a technique in which a politician tells a deliberate lie with the purpose o ...
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Sad young woman covering ears

Misinformation, Disinformation and Hoaxes: What's the Difference?

Written by:
The Conversation
April 21, 2021 In the 21st century, new technology makes manipulation and fabrication of information simple.
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Captured Men from Bay of Pigs Invasion

Did the New York Times Suppress Advance Reporting on the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Written by:
The Conversation
April 2, 2021 The Bay of Pigs suppression myth makes for a timeless lesson about the perils for news organizat ...
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fake news

People with Greater Emotional Intelligence Are Better at Spotting Misinformation

Written by:
The Conversation
March 22, 2021 Over the past few years, research in psychological science and political science has started to ...
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