The term “fake news” has made a resurgence recently, with politicians using this retort to shut down reporters' questions regarding floods and scandals. While this often achieves the goal of putting a ...

The American free press is alive but not well. It’s slowly being suffocated by attacks on its credibility, lawsuits that are often meritless and allegations of “fake news” hurled at every inconvenient ...

In a world where misinformation spreads faster than fact, a new study is offering insight into why so many people fall for fake news, even when they suspect it's false. Researchers from Georgia ...