Fake news

false or misleading information presented as news

thumb|upright=1.35|QAnon flag featuring an American flag overlaid with the Q logo alongside the slogan "Where we go one, we go all", at a Second Amendment rally in Richmond, 2020

false information about the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019

expression associated with political misinformation established in 2017

disinformation concerning the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

German journalist

problem where a piece of information appears to come from multiple independent sources, but in reality comes from only one source

false claims about the deliberate extermination of the population of the region of Ukraine spread by Russian propaganda

the spreading of deliberate fabrications or exaggerations about the crimes committed by an enemy

former independent agency of the government of the United States

ID2020 is an American 501(c)(3) nongovernmental organization which advocates for digital ID for the billion undocumented people worldwide and under-served groups like refugees. Clive Smith succeeded founder Dakota Gruener as executive director in 2022. The NGO was relatively unknown before being publicized because of misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic by conspiracy theorists.

British politician and blogger

Canadian-US activist and propagandist

Israeli financial firm

American political commentator (born 1961)

group of federal laws promulgated by the Russian government

accusation against an individual claiming they committed child sexual abuse when no abuse has been committed by the accused

Philippine singer, dancer, model, blogger, and former appointive public official

statute of the Parliament of Singapore

federal laws of Russia

sub-community of QAnon adherents

NewsGuard is a rating system for news and information websites. It is accessible via browser extensions and mobile apps. Their team of experts rates the websites' trustworthiness on a scale of 0 to 100, based on whether they adhere to editorial and journalistic standards. NewsGuard Technologies Inc., the company behind the tool, also provides services such as misinformation tracking and brand safety for advertisers, search engines, social media platforms, cybersecurity firms, and government agencies.