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Tag: fake news

Posted inOpinion Contributor

Fake news has no place in campaign ads

Avatar photo by Michael Cianchette, Opinion columnist November 6, 2020November 5, 2020

“Gideon obfuscated. And, worse, she did so by paying actors to impersonate legitimate journalists. Which undermines the credibility of the free press,” Michael Cianchette.

Posted inNational Business, National Politics, News, Wires

Facebook purges hundreds of accounts and pages that push political messages for profit

by The Washington Post October 12, 2018October 12, 2018
Posted inNation, National Politics, News, Wires

Tillerson says ‘alternative realities’ are a threat to democracy

by The Washington Post May 17, 2018May 17, 2018
Posted inNation, News, Wires

Not real news: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Avatar photo by The Associated Press April 20, 2018
Posted inBDN Maine, Nation, News, Politics, State

Mimicking Trump, local officials use ‘fake news’ as a weapon

Avatar photo by The Associated Press March 11, 2018
Posted inBDN Maine, Nation, News

Fake news spreads ‘farther, faster, deeper’ than truth, study finds

by The Washington Post March 8, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Trump’s ‘Fake News Awards’ have a sinister subtext

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor January 17, 2018
Posted inNation, News, Wires

Fake news is still here, despite efforts by Google, Facebook

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor October 11, 2017April 12, 2018
Posted inBusiness, Politics

Twitter is looking for ways to let users flag fake news

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor June 29, 2017July 3, 2017

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