Gauge your reaction: Bad actors can craft fake headlines using evocative language to elicit an emotional response from the reader. Check other news outlets: What are your local news outlets reporting?

Fake news isn’t actually new – people have been making up news for centuries. Social media means it is easier for these stories to spread and this means it is a bigger problem for us.

Fake news isn't just a problem for politics—it's also wreaking havoc on financial markets. A new study reveals how deceptive information is being used to manipulate stock prices, causing real ...

The rise of artificial intelligence has also led to a proliferation of fake news across the internet, a problem hard to combat without infringing on free speech.

The concerns about fake news and its impact on democracy were and remain well-founded.Disinformation erodes public trust, distorts reality, and weakens democratic systems.

How to identify fake news online in the age of social media People read fake news by being in an echo-chamber More people are getting their information online, but not everything you read is accurate.

Andrew Rossi's exploration of fake news for HBO, 'After Truth,' uses case studies like Pizzagate and Seth Rich's murder for a documentary that preaches to the choir and will surely make them angry.

Who’s behind the fake videos? These are just the latest in a spate of viral videos U.S. intelligence officials say Russian-based trolls “create and amplify” to sow division among Americans ...

As part of its broader fact-checking efforts, The Associated Press announced Thursday that it will work with Facebook to help identify and debunk trending "news" stories being shared online that are ...

Many Americans seem to worry that their parents or grandparents will fall for fake news online. But as it turns out, we may be collectively concerned about the wrong generation. Contrary to ...

Fake news is like the living dead of new media. It is unkillable. Even after Facebook and Google finally agreed to strip away the financial incentive driving the creation of this garbage, it ...

Republicans are more willing than Democrats to spread fake news—particularly during times of greater "political polarization," or competition between the parties—because they want to win more ...