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This web page lists websites that have been assessed by fact-checkers as fake news websites, including snopes.com.co, an imposter site of Snopes. Fake news websites intentionally publish hoaxes and disinformation for various purposes, such as profit, political agenda, or satire.
A comprehensive overview of the history and current issues of media bias in the US, covering topics such as partisan newspapers, yellow journalism, muckraking, and propaganda. Learn how media outlets report news in a way that seems partisan or sacrifices objectivity, and how academics and polls evaluate media bias.
Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) is a website that rates the political bias and factual reporting of media outlets. It uses a combination of objective measures and subjective analysis, and has been used in studies of mainstream media, social media, and disinformation.
Learn how fake news websites use disinformation, impersonation, clickbait and typosquatting to target U.S. audiences and influence political campaigns. Find out the definition, methods and examples of fake news websites and their impact on the 2016 and 2020 elections.
An ABC News/Washington Post poll taken after the beginning of the war showed a 62% support for the war, lower than the 79% in favor at the beginning of the Persian Gulf War. [2] However, when the US invaded Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom, public support for the conflict rose once again. According to a Gallup poll, support for the war was up to ...
PolitiFact.com is a nonprofit project that rates the accuracy of political statements and promises by elected officials, candidates, and others. It was founded in 2007 by the Tampa Bay Times and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2009, and has been criticized for bias and controversy.
Glenn Kessler is an American editor and writer who writes the "Fact Checker" column for The Washington Post. He is known for rating statements by politicians on a scale of Pinocchios, and for his coverage of foreign policy controversies and the Iraq war.
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center that aims to reduce deception and confusion in U.S. politics by providing original research on misinformation and hoaxes. It was launched in 2003 by Brooks Jackson, a former CNN reporter, and has won several awards for its contributions to political journalism.