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title="Category:Fake news in Asia">Fake news in Asia</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 5 subcategories, 0 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(5 C)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>W</h3> <ul><li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeEmptyBullet"></span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Fake_news_websites" title="Category:Fake news websites">Fake news websites</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 0 subcategories, 57 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(57 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li> <li><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="World_War_I_propaganda" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:World_War_I_propaganda" title="Category:World War I propaganda">World War I propaganda</a></bdi> <span title="Contains 1 subcategory, 40 pages, and 0 files" dir="ltr">(1 C, 40 P)</span></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div> </div><div id="mw-pages"> <h2><span class="anchor" id="Pages_in_category"></span>Pages in category "Fake news"</h2> <p>The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization#Why_might_a_category_list_not_be_up_to_date?" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization">This list may not reflect recent changes</a>. </p><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div class="mw-category mw-category-columns"><div class="mw-category-group"><h3> </h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fake_news" title="Fake news">Fake news</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>-</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/News_propaganda" title="News propaganda">News propaganda</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>0–9</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Iranian_sumptuary_law_hoax" title="2006 Iranian sumptuary law hoax">2006 Iranian sumptuary law hoax</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>A</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/After_Truth:_Disinformation_and_the_Cost_of_Fake_News" title="After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News">After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegations_of_genocide_in_Donbas" title="Allegations of genocide in Donbas">Allegations of genocide in Donbas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_facts" title="Alternative facts">Alternative facts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atrocity_propaganda" title="Atrocity propaganda">Atrocity propaganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avisa_Partners" title="Avisa Partners">Avisa Partners</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>B</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bad_News_(video_game)" title="Bad News (video game)">Bad News (video game)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banc_De_Binary" title="Banc De Binary">Banc De Binary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eva_Bartlett" title="Eva Bartlett">Eva Bartlett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Broken_Oath" title="The Broken Oath">The Broken Oath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bunk_(book)" title="Bunk (book)">Bunk (book)</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>C</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Circular_reporting" title="Circular reporting">Circular reporting</a></li> <li><span class="redirect-in-category"><a href="/wiki/Jestin_Coler" class="mw-redirect" title="Jestin Coler">Jestin Coler</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_on_Public_Information" title="Committee on Public Information">Committee on Public Information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_misinformation" title="COVID-19 misinformation">COVID-19 misinformation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crucified_boy" title="Crucified boy">Crucified boy</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>D</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disinformation_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine">Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>E</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ebola_misinformation" title="Ebola misinformation">Ebola misinformation</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>F</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fake_News_Awards" title="Fake News Awards">Fake News Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fake_news_coverage_of_Sri_Lankan_businesses_after_the_2019_Easter_bombings" title="Fake news coverage of Sri Lankan businesses after the 2019 Easter bombings">Fake news coverage of Sri Lankan businesses after the 2019 Easter bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/False_allegation_of_child_sexual_abuse" title="False allegation of child sexual abuse">False allegation of child sexual abuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foolproof_(book)" title="Foolproof (book)">Foolproof (book)</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>H</h3> <ul><li><span class="redirect-in-category"><a href="/wiki/Hambriston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Hambriston, Texas">Hambriston, Texas</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Horner" title="Paul Horner">Paul Horner</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>I</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Starting_to_Worry_About_This_Black_Box_of_Doom" title="I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom">I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ID2020" title="ID2020">ID2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italygate" title="Italygate">Italygate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivermectin_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="Ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic">Ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>K</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kodee_Kennings" title="Kodee Kennings">Kodee Kennings</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>L</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lilla_Saltsj%C3%B6badsavtalet" title="Lilla Saltsjöbadsavtalet">Lilla Saltsjöbadsavtalet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Litter_boxes_in_schools_hoax" title="Litter boxes in schools hoax">Litter boxes in schools hoax</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>M</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Mensch" title="Louise Mensch">Louise Mensch</a></li> <li><span class="redirect-in-category"><a href="/wiki/Metric_Media_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Metric Media LLC">Metric Media LLC</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mocha_Uson_Blog" title="Mocha Uson Blog">Mocha Uson Blog</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>N</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NASA_marijuana_experiments_hoax" title="NASA marijuana experiments hoax">NASA marijuana experiments hoax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NewsGuard" title="NewsGuard">NewsGuard</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>O</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Our.News" title="Our.News">Our.News</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>P</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pastel_QAnon" title="Pastel QAnon">Pastel QAnon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plandemic" title="Plandemic">Plandemic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Planet_Lockdown" title="Planet Lockdown">Planet Lockdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Planet_X637Z-43" title="Planet X637Z-43">Planet X637Z-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pot_brownies_food_stamps_hoax" title="Pot brownies food stamps hoax">Pot brownies food stamps hoax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protection_from_Online_Falsehoods_and_Manipulation_Act_2019" title="Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019">Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>Q</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/QAnon" title="QAnon">QAnon</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-category-group"><h3>R</h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Claas_Relotius" title="Claas Relotius">Claas Relotius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pablo_Reyes_Jr." title="Pablo Reyes Jr.">Pablo Reyes Jr.</a></li> <li><a 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