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  2. List of fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    The man behind one of America's biggest 'fake news' websites is a former BBC worker from London whose mother writes many of his stories. Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 35, runs YourNewsWire.com, the source of scores of dubious news stories, including claims that the Queen had threatened to abdicate if the UK voted against Brexit.

  3. 2009–2011 News of the World phone hacking scandal ...

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    The News of the World phone hacking scandal investigations followed the revelations in 2005 of voicemail interception on behalf of News of the World.Despite wider evidence of wrongdoing, the News of the World royal phone hacking scandal appeared resolved with the 2007 conviction of the News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman and the private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, and the resignation ...

  4. 2011 News Corporation scandals - Wikipedia

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    In mid-2011, out of a series of investigations following up the News of the World royal phone hacking scandal of 2005–2007, a series of related scandals developed surrounding other News Corporation properties—where initially the scandal appeared contained to a single journalist at the News of the World (with the 2007 jailing of Clive Goodman and the resignation of then-editor Andy Coulson ...

  5. Fake news websites in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Many popular fake news websites like ABCnews.com.co attempted to impersonate a legitimate U.S. news publication, relying on readers not actually checking the address they typed or clicked on. They exploited common misspellings, slight misphrasings and abuse of top-level domains such as .com.co as opposed to .com.

  6. Investigative journalism - Wikipedia

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    Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, racial injustice, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Practitioners sometimes use the terms "watchdog ...

  7. List of satirical fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    Recognized by the Southend-on-Sea City Council as an "official media outlet" despite its satire to further community engagement. The Spoof thespoof.com Straight Stoned straightstoned.com Hosted on the same webserver as Action News 3. U OK Hun uokhun.uk Has the same AdSense ID as Southend News Network.

  8. Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The Serious Fraud Office ( SFO) is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom that investigates and prosecutes serious or complex fraud and corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The SFO is accountable to the Attorney General for England and Wales, and was established by the Criminal Justice Act ...

  9. Timeline of the News Corporation scandal - Wikipedia

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    The News Corporation scandal involves phone, voicemail, and computer hacking that were allegedly committed over a number of years. The scandal began in the United Kingdom, where the News International phone hacking scandal has to date resulted in the closure of the News of the World newspaper and the resignation of a number of senior members of the Metropolitan Police force.