Politicians are increasingly blaming artificial intelligence to dodge accountability for embarrassing situations ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called the ABC and NBC networks two of the "most biased" broadcasters ever and said the ...

With the 24-hour news cycle, the ease of sharing and spreading information via social media, and the increasing democratization of publishing tools, journalists and media consumers alike face a ...

Obviously “fake” news, false stories, deliberately created to misinform, are only part of the problem. Another is a more familiar tactic for the “traditional” media: using verifiable facts ...

The term “fake news” can be heard on almost every news channel and social media platform; it’s a hot topic in our world nowadays. But do people really know where fake news comes from? What is a ...

Trying to use "fake news" in a precise way mires the defenders of democratic values in definitional wrangles that could have been avoided by just using everyday terms.

Another way to spot fake news on social media is the use of "sensational headlines," while photos can often be presented out of context.

At President Donald Trump's news conference, Fox News' Peter Doocy asked something that surely baffled those who avoided ...

When PolitiFact fact-checks fake news, we are calling out fabricated content that intentionally masquerades as news coverage of actual events. When President Donald Trump talks about fake news, he ...

But in addition to its use as a pithy punchline for anti-media trolls, fake news has been weaponized by politicians over the past year to discredit media reports that they dislike.

Bots and trolls have also continued spreading fake news to influence politics, which has led to social media platforms taking action.