How a Fake Bear Blockade Fooled the Internet
Many people fell for the viral bear blockade hoax because it played on emotions, featured a realistic AI-generated image, and mimicked real news headlines. Anim... Read more.
Rumors, Orders, and Rising Global Tensions
President Trump’s second term has been defined by bold expansionist rhetoric and controversial policy shifts, from calls to annex Canada and Greenland to swee... Read more.
False Narratives & Shaping Public Perception
A round up of the recent viral misinformation in the United States.... Read more.
Responses to Trump’s Second Term
As President Donald Trump moves through the early months of his second term, he faces significant resistance from multiple institutions, including the judiciary... Read more.
Latest Fake News Detection Resources
The News Literacy Project This site centers their work on creating educational resources for teachers and students for media literacy education in K-12. Recentl... Read more.
Misinformation and the War in Ukraine: The Growing Divide Between Trump and Zelenskyy
Tensions between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump have resurfaced, fueling concerns over misinformation's impact on publi... Read more.
Department of Education Dismisses Book Ban Complaints
The U.S. Department of Education is facing backlash after dropping book ban complaints and scrapping the "book ban coordinator" role, a move it framed as shutti... Read more.
Press Under Pressure: The White House vs. the Associated Press
AP News was banned from recent White House briefings due to their firm stance in referring to the gulf coast as "Gulf of Mexico." What about Freedom of the Pres... Read more.
Making Sense of Trump’s New Presidency, Executive Orders, and Tariffs
DetectFakeNews.com has analyzed some of the most prominent misleading claims based on fact-checking reports from reputable sources, including Snopes, The New Yo... Read more.
The Viral Lies of 2025: A Timeline
Misinformation is thriving in 2025: fake news spreads fast, shaping opinions, fueling outrage, and distorting reality. Here’s what’s really happening.... Read more.