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Trump denies he ordered sacking of Russia investigator

WASHINGTON/DAVOS: US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed as "fake news" bombshell reports that he… Read More

Pope rails against ‘fake news’

ROME: Pope Francis warned on Wednesday against the temptation of fake news, drawing a parallel… Read More

Zuckerberg makes ‘fixing’ Facebook a personal goal

SAN FRANCISCO: Known for annual personal goals ranging from killing his own food to learning… Read More

Satirizing the news a challenge in the age of Trump

WASHINGTON: Absurdity and exaggeration, the two key ingredients of political satire, are no longer as… Read More

9 fake stories of 2017 that people believed were true!

2017 has been an eventful year and if we look back at the outgoing year… Read More

Trump slams ‘vicious’ media after erroneous reports on WikiLeaks, Russia

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his onslaught against major US news networks, accusing them… Read More

The Trump A to Z, from America First to ‘Zero’

This is a look at President Donald Trump's first year in office, from A to… Read More

‘Fake news’ named word of the year for 2017

GLASGOW: The term ‘fake news’ dominated the global politics for around last 12 months and… Read More

Iran denounces CIA ‘fake news’ in Bin Laden files

TEHRAN: Iran has accused the CIA of spreading "fake news" about the Islamic republic with… Read More

Facebook ‘context’ button is latest effort to fight fake news

WASHINGTON: Facebook said on Thursday it was testing a new "button" to allow users to… Read More

Was IS claim for Las Vegas attack ‘fake news’?

LAS VEGAS: Claims of responsibility for terror attacks by the Islamic State group were once… Read More

Lawsuit accuses Fox of concocting ‘fake news’ for Trump

NEW YORK: Fox News contrived with a Donald Trump supporter and the White House to fabricate… Read More

Fresh from his travels, Trump rails on Twitter about ‘fake news’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, who was uncharacteristically quiet on Twitter during his nine-day trip… Read More

Facebook warns of fake news danger ahead of British election

LONDON: Facebook has launched a British newspaper advertising campaign to warn users of the dangers… Read More

Trump impersonator wins contest to host fake news show

WASHINGTON: A professional impressionist from Las Vegas took home first prize in a contest impersonating… Read More

Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with collaborative website

WASHINGTON: Jimmy Wales, the founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has launched a website aimed at… Read More

Google adds ‘fact check’ to global search results

WASHINGTON: Google is adding a fact-checking tag to search results globally, its latest initiative to… Read More

Facebook adds tips for spotting ‘fake news’

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Thursday ramped up its fight against "fake news" by adding tips… Read More

Australian PM says Trump wasting his time criticising media

AUCKLAND: U.S. President Donald Trump was wasting his time deriding the media over their coverage… Read More

Tech firms must do more against ‘fake news’: Apple boss

LONDON: Technology firms must up their game in tackling "fake news", Apple chief executive Tim Cook… Read More