Stock markets fleetingly drop as photo showing smoke billowing from US military headquarters spreads; authorities scramble to stress there was no explosion
Rachid M'Barki, a familiar face on BFMTV, let go after external influence probe finds firm had planted reports and journalist failed to follow due editorial process
Company allegedly arranged article tying humanitarian group to terrorism for political ends, adding to growing evidence that private outfits are manipulating public opinion online
Tal Hanan, aka 'Jorge,' revealed to have ability to hack accounts of top officials, plus software for quickly creating networks of 30,000 social media bots; he denies wrongdoing
The network focused its activity on far-right politician Itamar Ben Gvir and was exposed by FakeReporter, an Israeli initiative that aims to expose disinformation online
Suspects accused of handling cash from supporters of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen; fearing clamp down on critics, opposition parties seek suspension of new fake news law
The prominent French physicist's attempt at humor did not go down well with his social media followers, forcing him to publicly apologize for the deceptive post
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