70 News - a Wordpress-hosted site that published a false news story, stating that Donald Trump had won the popular vote in the 2016 United States presidential election; the fake story rose to the top in searches for "final election results" on Google News.[1][2][3]
AmericanNews.com - Published a false story claiming actor Denzel Washington endorsed Donald Trump for president. The fictional headline attracted led to thousands of people sharing it on Facebook, a prominent example of fake news spreading on the social network prior to the 2016 presidential election.[2][9][10][11]
Internationalreport.net - Owned by Jestin Coler[8]
Liberty Writers News[14] - established in 2015 by Paris Wade and Ben Goldman, who told the Washington Post their stories focus on "violence and chaos and aggressive wording" to attract readers.[15] The stories reflect the positions of supporters of Donald Trump.[15]
National Report - Founder Jestin Coler told Columbia Journalism Review "When it comes to the fake stuff, you really want it to be red meat. [...] It doesn’t have to be offensive. It doesn’t have to be outrageous. It doesn’t have to be anything other than just giving them what they already wanted to hear."[2][4][12][8]
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