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Unsubstantiated reports, or fake news, have proliferated on social media platforms. They purport to offer scoops not covered, or allegedly covered up, by traditional media outlets.

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Wahlen in der Türkei

Turkey's runoff election: Nationalism, fake news, xenophobia

Turkey's runoff election: Nationalism, fake news, xenophobia

The presidential campaign in Turkey is getting dirty ahead of the runoff elections.
PoliticsMay 24, 2023
People gathered as a crowd at a campaign rally

Turkey's voters 'are more vulnerable to disinformation'

Turkey's voters 'are more vulnerable to disinformation'

"All parties have their own troll armies," said Turkish fact-checker Gülin Cavus in an interview with DW.
PoliticsMay 13, 2023
A screenshot of a secret room within the 'Counter-Strike' video game, where Finnish daily 'Helsingin Sanoma't has hidden news about Russia's war in Ukraine in Russian: six photos of graves and bodies are projected on a wall with the headline, 'Russians left behind mass graves in Bucha and Irpin'.

How the game 'Counter-Strike' fights fake news in Russia

How the game 'Counter-Strike' fights fake news in Russia

A Finnish newspaper put information censored by Russia into the online game "Counter-Strike."
Digital WorldMay 10, 2023
A woman in a white and gray blazer speaks into a microphone

Journalist Maria Ressa fights on for press freedom

Journalist Maria Ressa fights on for press freedom

Philippine journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa warns how disinformation is eroding democracy.
Press FreedomMay 3, 2023
Fake picture of President Putin being arrested

Fact check: How can I spot AI-generated images?

Fact check: How can I spot AI-generated images?

Images created with artificial intelligence are flooding social media. But which images are real, and which are not?
MediaApril 9, 2023
A side by side photo shows two magazine cover mock-ups

How DW fact-checks fake news

How DW fact-checks fake news

Tired of the daily flood of fakes, propaganda and misinformation? Here's a guide on how DW sorts facts from fiction.
PoliticsMarch 13, 2023
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In the spotlight

Refugees from Ukraine rest in the main train station of Krakow

Fact check: How propaganda denigrates Ukrainian refugees

DW explains why propaganda to portray Ukrainian refugees in a negative light often works — and how to recognize it.
PoliticsFebruary 19, 2023
The NATO logo is seen on a uniform during the NATO annual military exercise "Winter Shield" 2021 in Adazi, Latvia

Fact check: Russia's disinformation campaign targets NATO

In the battle for influence running parallel to Russia's war on Ukraine, the Kremlin has consistently taken aim at NATO.
ConflictsFebruary 13, 2023
Migration im zentralen Mittelmeer - Ein Holzboot mit etwa 30 Menschen

Fact check: Myths human traffickers tell refugees and migrants

Human traffickers say the Mediterranean route is safe and being pregnant or a minor guarantees asylum in the EU.
MigrationDecember 9, 202210:22 min
Symbolic image of Russian cyberhacking activities

Russian disinformation looms large over German winter

Russia could exploit fears of soaring prices and energy shortages to stoke social unrest in Germany, officials warn.
PoliticsSeptember 12, 2022
A cell phone screen showing the Tor logo in front of a laptop displaying DW's website

How to circumvent state internet censorship in Russia

Independent media sites are blocked in Russia. But there are ways to escape Russian propaganda — and everyone can help.
ScienceMarch 9, 2022
Musiker Neil Young

Misinformation protest: Spotify acts on Neil Young's concern

The streaming giant is removing the singer's music after his demand not to be on the same platform as a star podcaster.
MusicJanuary 27, 2022
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Opinion

Mannteufel Ingo Kommentarbild App

What is disinformation and how can you fight it?

Ingo Mannteufel
Commentary
SocietyJune 12, 2021
Alexander Görlach

Speech bans and 'cancel culture' put democracy at risk

Alexander Görlach
Commentary
PoliticsJuly 21, 2020
Kommentarbild Christina Bergmann PROVISORISCH

Truth is in danger

Christina Bergmann
Commentary
SocietyDecember 25, 2019
Thomas Brey

Fake news targets EU's core

Thomas Brey
Commentary
PoliticsDecember 29, 2018
DW's Sandra Petersmann

Truth is Claas Relotius' first casualty

Sandra Petersmann
Commentary
MediaDecember 21, 2018
de Oliveira Prange Kommentarbild App

No winners in Brazilian election

Astrid Prange
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 28, 2018