Trump blames media layoffs on ‘fake news and bad journalism’
The U.S. president made reference to staffing cuts at BuzzFeed and the Huffington Post in a Twitter post on Saturday. Continue reading
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Trump says it’s a ‘sad day for journalism’ after Mueller’s office disputes BuzzFeed report
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
Mueller’s office said BuzzFeed’s descriptions regarding Michael Cohen’s Congressional testimony are “not accurate.” Continue reading
BuzzFeed wins lawsuit over unproven Trump dossier that recounted activities involving Russia
BuzzFeed cannot be found liable for publishing a document that had become the subject of official government conduct, a judge ruled. Continue reading
U.S. Treasury official charged with leaking confidential documents linked to Russia probe
Natalie May Edwards, a senior adviser in the Treasury Department, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with unauthorized disclosure of suspicious activity reports and with conspiracy. Continue reading
Donald Trump’s lawyer files lawsuit against BuzzFeed for publishing Russia dossier
The longtime personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against BuzzFeed for publishing an unverified dossier of allegations about Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia. Continue reading
Florida cannibals didn’t discover breakthrough diet secret
Have a desperate gang of Florida cannibals discovered that human flesh cures type 2 diabetes and depression? As far as we can tell, no. Continue reading
Malia Obama wasn’t kicked out of Harvard (She doesn’t even go there)
With all branches of the U.S. federal government run by the GOP, is the right-wing fake news industry running out of targets? Continue reading
Fake news: Why does this simple Google search autosuggest a neo-Nazi site?
Why are Google’s autocomplete suggestions so quick to point out a hair-raising neo-Nazi site that the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as “the top hate site in America?” Continue reading
Exciting? Sure. Staged? Maybe. What a grainy video’s murky origins tell us about fake news
A dramatic, grainy video made it straight past the filters of many British news organizations. Where did it come from. Nobody’s sure. Continue reading
Fake news: Not just for conservatives any more
Until recently, fake news was directed almost entirely at conservatives. Since Trump’s inauguration, however, fake news has started to be more bipartisan. Continue reading