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Trump’s attacks on the media are increasing the power of fake news, study shows

Zack Ford Nov 19, 2018

Even mainstream conservatives are calling the attempted bombing of prominent Democrats a "false flag." (Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The conservative mainstream is embracing conspiracy theories

Luke Barnes Oct 25, 2018

FILE PICTURE: Aerial view of a demonstration in support of Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro at Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 30, 2018. (Photo credit should read MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL/AFP/Getty Images)

Facebook shuts down ‘clickbait’ accounts supporting far-right Brazilian presidential candidate

Luke Barnes Oct 23, 2018

It turns out the "AWD News" site, which led to nuclear warnings between Pakistan and Israel in 2016, is linked to Iranian social media operations. CREDIT: INSTAGRAM

Fake Iranian news site provoked Pakistan’s nuclear threat against Israel

Casey Michel Oct 17, 2018

Far-right figures continue to spread conspiracy theories aimed at discrediting Christine Blasey Ford. (CREDIT: Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)

Absurd new right-wing conspiracy claims Christine Blasey Ford hypnotized herself

Luke Barnes Oct 1, 2018

FILE PICTURE: Jimmie Akesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats, campaigns in Sundsvall, Sweden, on August 17, 2018. (Photo credit should read MATS ANDERSSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Sweden flooded with fake news from far-right sites before election

Luke Barnes Sep 6, 2018

FILE PICTURE: David Reinert holds a large "Q" sign while waiting in line on to see President Donald J. Trump at his rally August 2, 2018 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.(Photo by Rick Loomis/Getty Images)

After mainstream exposure, QAnon is starting to fracture

Luke Barnes Aug 6, 2018

Donald Trump waves a copy of the Wall Street Journal, presumably because he liked the pretty pictures on the front page. Credit: Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images

Despite Trump’s rhetoric, his talking points rely heavily on fake news

Adam Peck Jul 18, 2018

Jack Posobiec in Helsinki (Credit: Twitter)

A Pizzagate truther is covering the Trump-Putin summit because that’s the world we live in now

Luke Barnes Jul 16, 2018

President Donald J. Trump speaks with Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday, July 02, 2018 in Washington, DC. (CREDIT: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump complains about Iranians getting citizenship by citing baseless stat he read on Fox News

Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani Jul 3, 2018

FILE PICTURE: (L to R) Subcommittee ranking member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks as Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) looks on during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing titled 'Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online' on Capitol Hill, October 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

These newly released Facebook ads reveal how Russian trolls expertly played both sides

Luke Barnes May 10, 2018

CREDIT: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Virginia GOP candidate freaks out after learning kids in California may learn LGBTQ people exist

Zack Ford Apr 25, 2018

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