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Protect America—Learn to Spot Fake News
Fake news poses one of the biggest threats to American freedom and democracy. As Americans increasingly use social media as a primary...
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Stop Fake News
- Mar 31, 2022
- 1 min
Tips and Tricks to Easily Spot Fake News and Misinformation
How confident are you in your ability to spot fake news? Nearly 75 percent of Americans are not confident in their ability to spot fake...
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Stop Fake News
- Mar 24, 2022
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Russia Spreads Fake News About Bio Labs in Ukraine to Divide USA
Russia has a sophisticated disinformation network that has been generating fake news to manipulate world views since the Soviet Union....
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- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Russia Uses Disinformation About COVID-19 to Divide American People
Russia is using COVID-19 to intentionally spread disinformation and cause division in the United States. The U.S. government has known...
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- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
Russian Efforts to Undermine the USA with Disinformation
Russia tries to spread disinformation about America in order to undermine our values. Learn more about the Kremlin's tactics.
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spotfakenews
- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
A Brief History of Fake News: It’s Been Around For Longer Than You Think
Learn about the history of fake news!
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spotfakenews
- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
Don’t Mess with Us: Defending American Elections From Foreign Interference
Foreign actors attempt to meddle in American elections with fake news. Learn how to stop them by identifying fake news.
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spotfakenews
- Jun 15, 2021
- 1 min
Fake News Disproportionately Affects Elderly Population
Fake News Disproportionately Affects Elderly Population. Learn how to protect yourself from fake news!
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spotfakenews
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
Bots 101
Besides millions of people on social media, there are also millions of bots. Bots are automated accounts that help share fake news,...
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spotfakenews
- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
Fake news is a global crisis
But governments can not contain fake news alone. Large corporations are beginning to regulate the sharing of fake news on their...
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spotfakenews
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
Fake news throughout history
It wasn’t so many years ago that H.G. Wells read his War of the Worlds story on a live radio broadcast. People tuning in thought his...
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spotfakenews
- Dec 9, 2020
- 1 min
Fake news on the rise on social media
Americans are getting their news from social media more and more. According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, 43% of American...
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spotfakenews
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Government agencies create "Rumor Control" pages to address fake news
Fake news is out there. So much so that many government agencies have created entire teams to deal with it. Most notably, the...
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spotfakenews
- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
Future of "Rumor Control" uncertain after CISA Director Chris Krebs' firing
Ahead of the 2020 election, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Chris Krebs anticipated an influx of fake...
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spotfakenews
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
FBI says foreign actors are likely to spread disinformation regarding the 2020 election
The FBI issued a warning on September 22, 2020 that "Foreign actors and cybercriminals could exploit the time required to certify and...
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