Fake News

Tech Tent: Did social media inspire Congress riot?
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Technology
Posted
8 January 2021
Who stormed the Capitol?
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Reality Check
Posted
7 January 2021
Trump allowed back onto Twitter
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Technology
Posted
8 January 2021
Georgia voter fraud claims fact-checked
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Reality Check
Posted
6 January 2021
Police issue warning over Covid vaccine scam texts
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England
Posted
6 January 2021
A Year of Misinformation. Audio, 28 minutes
A look back at false stories that went viral online and the real-life harm they caused.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
How bad information went viral in 2020. Video, 00:02:59
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World
Posted
28 December 2020
The casualties of viral conspiracy theories in 2020
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BBC Trending
Posted
26 December 2020
Iran behind 'hit list' election websites - FBI
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US & Canada
Posted
24 December 2020
TV networks backtrack on US voter fraud claims
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US & Canada
Posted
22 December 2020
How to talk about conspiracy theories at Christmas
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BBC Trending
Posted
21 December 2020
Why 'disappearing' vaccine needles aren't a scam
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Reality Check
Posted
20 December 2020
Fake 'Covid immunity booster' sold in shops
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London
Posted
19 December 2020
Minister vows to help dispel BAME vaccine lies
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Wales
Posted
17 December 2020
Media and tech firms make vaccine myth pledge
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
10 December 2020
The dead professor and the vast pro-India network
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India
Posted
10 December 2020
'How my foot became anti-vaccine propaganda'
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BBC Trending
Posted
9 December 2020
No, Ghana's ballot papers don't favour the president
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Africa
Posted
8 December 2020
Wright criticised over vaccine doubter's video
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
4 December 2020
Facebook to take down false vaccine claims
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Technology
Posted
3 December 2020
No, it won't alter your DNA - vaccine rumours debunked
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Reality Check
Posted
2 December 2020
Vaccine rumours thrive amid trickle of pandemic facts
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Health
Posted
1 December 2020
The harm done by 'funny' anti-vaccine memes
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Reality Check
Posted
29 November 2020
What is the 'Kraken' conspiracy?
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US Election 2020
Posted
28 November 2020