fake news

"The liar of all liars complaining about an honest mistake," one person tweeted.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 11, 2017

The Dubai municipality was forced to respond to internet rumours about the soft drink by saying that Pepsi could not spreads HIV.

James Tennent Dec 04, 2017

Snapchat has promised a major redesign of its app amid falling gains on the social media platform. It promises to bring an emphasis back to friend content.

James Hetherington Nov 30, 2017

Trump's tweets have drawn the ire of officials and world leaders alike from across the western world.

Jordan Bhatt Nov 29, 2017

Benoit Coeure, a senior central banking official, says "economic agents could become less anchored to actual activity and more prone to manias and panics."

Gaurav Sharma Nov 24, 2017

Policymakers must stop pretending they can fix broken markets with more and more regulation.

Keith Burnett Nov 23, 2017

Vitaly Bespalov said IRA employees working in the "American department" were paid about $1,300 to $2000 per month to create inflammatory content.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 17, 2017

"I don't believe that the big issue are ads from foreign governments," Cook said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 02, 2017

The Collins Dictionary defines the phrase as "false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting" and said its use has increased by 365% since 2016.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 02, 2017

With Halloween fast approaching, these are the costumes to wear to satirise the current political climate.

Kashmira Gander Oct 26, 2017

In October 2016, former reality show contestant Summer Zervos and many other women accused US President Donald Trump of sexual assault.

Ananya Roy Oct 17, 2017

The president was reacting to stories written by NBC suggesting tensions with his secretary of state.

Jordan Bhatt Oct 11, 2017

Tech companies have come under intense scrutiny over fake news, terrorism and harassment posts on their sites.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 03, 2017

A Facebook post last month appeared to suggest Jannetty wanted to have sex with his daughter Bianca.

IBT UK Contributor Sep 29, 2017

Zuckerberg had dismissed the idea that fake news on Facebook helped influence election as a "pretty crazy idea".

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Sep 25, 2017

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

Martha Henriques Sep 06, 2017

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

Alistair Charlton Aug 04, 2017

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

IBT UK Contributor Jul 26, 2017

The normally neutral speech was highly politicised by the president.

Jordan Bhatt Jul 25, 2017

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

Lara Rebello Jul 24, 2017

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

Léa Surugue Jul 18, 2017

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

Isabelle Gerretsen Jun 15, 2017

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

Isabelle Gerretsen Jun 15, 2017

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

Jordan Bhatt Jun 13, 2017

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jun 13, 2017

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jun 10, 2017

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

Roger Baird Jun 06, 2017

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

Matteo Moschella May 23, 2017

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas May 19, 2017

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

Rachel Middleton May 08, 2017