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Fake News: the history, hysteria, and hype – and how to see
through the subterfuge.

Overview History of Fake News

Understanding Fake News Categories

How to Spot Fake News Preventing Fake News

Deepfakes Resources Examples

Sick & Tired of Snow

Story Fact-Checking

A Fargo, North Dakota, man was arrested for

clearing snow with a flamethrower.

Mr. Rogers Rumor Neighborhood

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Fred Rogers served as a sniper during the

Vietnam War and had a large number of
confirmed kills.
Fred Rogers wore his iconic sweaters to
conceal the extensive tattoos on his arms that
were acquired while serving in the military.

Theodore Roosevelt Riding a Moose

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Image of Theodore Roosevelt riding a moose.

The Onion

Story Fact-Checking

Two Sides to One Audiobook

Story Fact-Checking

In September 2017, Hillary Clinton released her

memoir What Happened.
A month before in August 2017, a clip of the
audiobook was released.
Hillary is also the narrator.
MSNBC and Fox News both picked up the story.

Facebook Hoaxes

Facebook User Fees Fact-Checking User Fees

BFF/ Account Security Fact-Checking: BFF

It's official: Facebook will start charging user

fees.

Share to Get Money from Bill Gates

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Share a certain post of Bill Gates on Facebook

and he will send you money.
"Hey Facebook, As some of you may know, I'm
Bill Gates. If you click that share link, I will give
you $5,000. I always deliver, I mean, I brought
you Windows XP, right?"

Pope Francis Endorses Trump

Story Fact-Checking

In 2016, a story circulated that Pope Francis

"
made an unprecedented and shocking
endorsement of Donald Trump for president.
#

Protesters Block Hurricane Rescue Efforts

Story Fact-Checking

In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit and

devastated areas of Texas and Louisiana.
Around this time, articles began circulating on
social media saying Black Lives Matter
protesters blocked rescue efforts.
The title of one such article reads: "'Black Lives
Matter' Thugs Block Texas Rescue Efforts to
Protest Trump... IMMEDIATELY REGRET IT."
This article was shared by Freedom Daily and
others. Their post included the article and the
text "CHARGE THEM WITH FELONIES! Do you
agree??"

Obama Seeks Third Term

Story Fact-Checking

President Obama shocked the country when he

announced he would be running for a third term.

COVID-19

Story Fact-Checking

An article from January 2020, claiming to be

from a local news station in North Dakota
(Valley News Live), circulated on Facebook.
The article claimed that a coronavirus case has
been confirmed in Fargo.

Why Doesn't America Read Anymore?

Story Fact-Checking

On April 1, 2014, NPR posted an article to its

Facebook page titled "Why Doesn't America
Read Anymore?"

Chinese Lesbian Billionaires Marry

Story Fact-Checking

In 2017, a tweet about two Chinese lesbian

billionaires who married and became the world's
richest couple went viral on Twitter.
The original tweet accompanying the above
image read: "[BREAKING] Lesbian Chinese
Billionaires, Meng Mei Qi and Wu Xuan Yi,
marry. Making them the richest couple alive."

Pizzagate

Story Fact-Checking

In 2016, a story circulated that the Comet Ping

Pong restaurant in Washington, D.C. was
connected to an alleged child sex and human
trafficking ring.
There were also claims that Hillary Clinton was
involved.
A man from North Carolina saw the story and
decided to travel to the restaurant to investigate.
Upon arriving, he fired a weapon inside of the
restaurant. No one was injured, and the man
was arrested without incident.
The story and incident have since been referred
to as "Pizzagate."

Imposter Sites

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