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Instagram busted for peddling medical misinformation account to new users

As medical misinformation infects the internet, doctors seek a cure

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No, America, Gritty did not get 69,000 write-in votes for governor

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John Oliver reveals new Facebook ad with slogan, 'We're a toilet'

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People keep confusing this South Jersey restaurant for the one that booted Sarah Huckabee Sanders

These Pennsylvania news stations are forced to read a right-leaning promo about 'false news'

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On Twitter, fake news travels more rapidly than real news

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Thanks to Trump, liberals and conservatives choose different 'most annoying word'

Fake News check: Philly City Councilwoman Bass didn't call bulletproof glass 'racist'

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Did Kevin Bacon really say we're 'blessed' with Trump presidency?

A lesson in fake news: The faux call for removal of the 'Rocky' statue

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Prepare to see more Facebook friends unwittingly share satirical political news

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The most popular HBO series in Pennsylvania is…

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Lawmaker wants Pennsylvania students to be taught how to recognize fake news

Philly fact-checkers: Debunking fake news for Facebook off to slow start

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How to spot fake news – a primer from the folks at factcheck.org

Penn website will help Facebook fight fake news

Why I don't care if Santa fibbed about a young boy dying in his arms

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Fake story gone viral misrepresents fatal beating of homeless Philly man as anti-Trump attack

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