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and
news
organizations
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when it contradicted his agenda.
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Often of a sensational nature, created to be widely shared or distributed for the purpose of generating revenue, or promoting or discrediting a public figure, political movement, company, etc.
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Propaganda and false statements represented as fact that are knowingly fabricated to misinform the reader and is spread through traditional
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Misleading or fabricated information that has a societal, political and or monetary gain for the individual spreading it. Not a new phenomenon, and connected to the concept of propaganda.
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False story, not true.
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A catch-all term for intentionally false information, widely popularized during the 2016 Presidential Campaign of Donald Trump.
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False reports of events, written and read on websites. Many of us seem unable to distinguish
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The spreading of untrue facts online or through Social Networking Sites that may influence readers’ opinions, voting choices, and election outcomes.
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A term refers to
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Information that appears like
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That containing inaccurate information.
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It refers false reports of events, written and read on websites. False or misleading stories pervading fast via media as internet or other tools for damaging reputation of someone or something else making money.
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It is a false or misleading
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