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The president shared a doctored clip of a Black toddler running from a white toddler, in an apparent attempt to discredit a major news channel.
"The last thing I was going to do is 'fall' for the Fake News to have fun with," Trump tweeted.
The Apprentice star has conceded the theory was "fake news", but continues to defend his decision to tweet it.
I know we have a responsibility to call out conspiracy theories and fake news online, but I’m finding it’s easier said than done, writes Isobel Lewis.
From bioweapon conspiracy theories to fake news stories about school infections, psychologists explain what's behind the spread of disinformation during a crisis.
The New York Times reports the video shows a fake Trump attacking versions of PBS and HuffPost, as well as a fake Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The app was used to spread misinformation that helped elect far-right authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro. It still serves as a platform for radicalisation.
Conspiracy theorists have capitalised on YouTube’s change to its algorithm by using it to rally their bases for grassroots promotion.
"You are all fake news and these people are fake Conservatives."
The US president accused the demonstrators of being “put in for political reasons”.