This list was complied by a Media Professor at Merrimack College in Massachusetts for use by her students as a guide to examining and understanding certain fake, satirical and bogus internet news sites ion the internet. We provide this list in its entirety here as an information service to our membership only. CDC makes no representation as to the validity or correctness of any item listed.
“CATEGORY 1: Below is a list of fake, false, or regularly misleading websites that are shared on Facebook and social media. Some of these websites may rely on “outrage” by using distorted headlines and decontextualized or dubious information in order to generate likes, shares, and profits. These websites are categorized with the number 1 next to them.
“CATEGORY 2: Some websites on this list may circulate misleading and/or potentially unreliable information, and they are marked with a 2.
“CATEGORY 3: Other websites on this list sometimes use clickbait-y headlines and social media descriptions, and they are marked with a 3.
“CATEGORY 4: Other sources on this list are purposefully fake with the intent of satire/comedy, which can offer important critical commentary on politics and society, but have the potential to be shared as actual/literal news. I’m including them here, for now, because 1.) they have the potential to perpetuate misinformation based on different audience (mis)interpretations and 2.) to make sure anyone who reads a story by The Onion, for example, understands its purpose. If you think this is unnecessary, please see Literally Unbelievable.”
- 100PercentFedUp.com (2,3)
- EnduringVision.com (1)
- PakAlertPress.com
- 21stCenturyWire.com (2, 3)
- FPRNradio.com
- PoliticalBlindSpot.com
- 70news.wordpress.com (1)
- The Free Thought Project (3)
- PoliticalEars.com
- Abcnews.com.co (1)
- GeoEngineeringWatch.org
- Politicalo (1)
- ActivistPost.com (2, 3)
- PoliticusUSA
- Addicting Info (3)
- GovtSlaves.info
- PrisonPlanet.com
- AmericanNews.com (1)
- GulagBound.com
- PrisonPlanet.tv
- AnonNews.co (3)
- HangTheBankers.com
- Private-eye.co.uk (includes 4)
- Associated Media Coverage
- HumansAreFree.com
- ProjectVeritas
- BeforeItsNews.com
- Huzlers (4)
- Being Liberal
- IfYouOnlyNews
- React 365
- BigAmericanNews.com
- Indecision Forever (1)
- RealFarmacy.com
- BigPZone.com
- RealNewsRightNow.com (1, 4)
- Bipartisan Report (3)
- InfoWars (1, 2)
- RedFlagNews.com
- BizPac Review
- Infowars.com
- Red State (3)
- Blue Nation Review (2,3)
- IntelliHub.com
- Reductress (4)
- Breitbart (2, 3)
- Inquisitr.com
- RileNews.com (1, 4)
- Call the Cops (4)
- JonesReport.com
- Satira Tribune
- Cap News (4)
- LewRockwell.com
- Sprotspickle.com (4)
- ChristWire.org (4)
- Liberal America
- The Blaze
- Chronicle.su
- LibertyTalk.fm
- The Free Thought Project (3)
- CivicTribune.com (1)
- LibertyUnyielding
- Borowitz Report (4)
- ClickHole.com (4)
- LibertyVideos.org
- The Onion (4)
- CoastToCoastAM.com (2)
- LMR/LibertyMovementRadio.com
- The Other 98% (3)
- CollectiveEvolution (3)
- MediaMass.net (1)
- The Reporterz
- ConsciousLifeNews.com (2)
- MegynKelly.us (1)
- The Stately Harold
- ConservativeOutfitters.com (2)
- MSNBC.com.co (1)
- TheDailySheeple.com
- ConspiracyWire (WideAwakeAmerica.com) (2)
- MSNBC.website (1)
- TheNewsNerd.com
- CountdownToZeroTime.com (2)
- Naha Daily (4)
- TheRunDownLive.com
- CounterPsyOps.com
- National Report
- TheUsPatriot.com
- NationalReport.net (1)
- TruthFrequencyRadio.com
- CreamBMP.com (1)
- NaturalNews.com
- Twitchy.com (3)
- DailyBuzzLive.com
- NC Scooper
- UnconfirmedSources.com
- DailyCurrant.com
- NCT (New Century Times)
- News Examiner
- USA Supreme
- Daily Wire
- News-Hound.com (1)
- US.Blasting.News
- DCClothesLine.com
- NewsBiscuit.com (1)
- US Uncut (3)
- DCGazette.com (1)
- Newslo (1, 4)
- VeteransToday.com
- DerfMagazine.com
- NewsMutiny.com (1, 4)
- Disclose.tv
- Newswatch 28
- WakingUpWisconsin.com
- DrudgeReport.com.co (1)
- Newswatch 33
- Winning Democrats
- DuffleBlog.com (4)
- NewsWire-24.com
- WitScience.org
- DuhProgressive.com
- NoDisInfo.com
- World Net Daily
- Embols.com
- Now8News
- World News Daily Report (4)
- Empire Herald
- NowTheEndBegins.com
- WorldTruth.tv
- Empire News (1)
- Occupy Democrats (3)
- ZeroHedge
- EmpireNews.com
- Endingthefed.com