Fakespot also filters out reviews it believes to be fake to produce a more reliable product rating. Amazon users give the Echo a 4.5-star rating, but after running it through Fakespot, the ...

Deepfakes did appear here and there, of course — scattered political ads, memes, viral videos, even fake endorsements. Foreign players like Russia tapped AI to enhance their propaganda efforts ...

The 'fake Melania' theory made a comeback on social media as users commented that the Melania Trump who came to cast the vote along with Donald Trump was not the real one. This conspiracy ...

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Claims Democratic candidate Kamala Harris faked a call with a voter have been debunked after the allegations went viral on social media. The Vice President made the call while she was visiting the ...

Premium In a shocking incident that underscores the sharp rise in online scams in India, a 63-year-old man from Hyderabad was recently defrauded of ₹50 lakh after joining a fraudulent stock ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alerted Americans to two election videos in which the agency's name and insignia are used, telling people the videos are fake. The FBI issued a press ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday it was aware of two instances of its name and insignia being used to spread misinformation surrounding the 2024 presidential election. The videos ...

An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election. The payment was ...

From scientists manipulating figures to the mass production of fake papers by paper mills, problematic manuscripts have long plagued the scholarly literature. Science sleuths work tirelessly to ...

A barista at a buzzy West Village coffee spot has spilled the beans on his employer’s alleged revolting food-safety faux pas. Food handlers at Fellini Cucina, Fellini Coffee’s new restaurant ...

Based on Capitol Hill, Matt Laslo has been covering campaigns and every aspect of federal policy since 2006. In addition to his reporting for Raw Story, Matt has been a contributor at WIRED, VICE ...