Global Press Freedom at 12-Year Low
The real fake news is calling the free press an enemy of the people.
Fake News
Chinese State Media Condemn Torture Story as 'Fake News'
Lingo first deployed by U.S. media and politicians now being used by authoritarian regimes abroad
Fake News: Finally Somebody Is Doing Something About It!
Vladimir Putin's Foreign Ministry
Fake News, Misleading News, Click-Bait and the Media's Biases
The media rarely fabricate anything, but they are blind to their biases.
Refugee Rape Mobs on New Year's Eve Were a Hoax, Say German Police
Reports of mass New Year's Eve sexual-assaults by refugees in Frankfurt, Germany, are "completely baseless."
California Schools May Try to Tackle Fake News
Worries persist that flawed or made-up stories are bad for democracy.
Does Digital Literacy Require More Gatekeepers?
Or does power need to be more dispersed?
All the News That's Fit to Fake
Jesse Walker talks about "fake news" with the Nieman Journalism Lab.
Meet the MSNBC Legal Eagle Who Proposes Destroying the Free Press
It's not on purpose, but Ari Melber's proposal to treat 'fake' news as consumer fraud would have devastating consequences.
When the British Interfered in American Elections
Lessons for the debate over Trump and Russia
Let's Be Clear About Who Drained the Meaning from the Phrase 'Fake News'
Don't scapegoat the right for this. You can spread the blame a lot more widely than that.
5 Things Libertarians Should Be Nervous About in 2017
Say goodbye to 2016. But don't let your guard down.
Dissecting 'Fake News'
From Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton, conspiracy theorizing to political lying, Matt Welch answers questions about the media's latest fad
The Fake Epidemic of Fake News
The outrage over fake news is based on fake news about fake news.
'Fake News' Is Easier to Trace and Debunk Than Ever Before
From Al Smith and Eleanor Roosevelt to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
This Professor's List of 'Fake News' Sites Goes Predictably Wrong
How did sites like Breitbart and Red State get included?
Policing 'Fake News' Is Our Own Responsibility, Not Facebook's
Calling for the social media outlet to censor things, even completely made up stories, can end up in bad places.
Friday A/V Club: A Sermon, a Song, a Murder, and a Media Hoax
In Memoriam: Richard Lyons of Negativland
