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He interviewed the victims of fake news stories and the perpetrators of those stories. And he went inside the newsrooms sorting fact from fiction. Tonight this is your special look at after truth, disinformation and the cost of fake news. As someone working in politics in d. C. , what do you think about fake news . I would use fake news as a weapon, its out there. Germansse weapons, what are you going to do . It doesnt mean you like chemical weapons, you do what you have to do. I tried some fake...

Cyber war with russia. This follows a string of white house allegations against donald trump with the press secretary josh earnest claiming that not only did candidate trump know that russia was engaging in cyber activity, he encouraged it. Well they apparently knew too and his boss was the sitting president. Kellyanne conway is calling the charges against her boss breathtaking. That is breathtaking. I guess hes auditioning to be a political pundit. That is incredibly disappointings to hear from...

Cyber war with russia. This follows a string of white house allegations against donald trump with the press secretary josh earnest claiming that not only did candidate trump know that russia was engaging in cyber activity, he encouraged it. Well they apparently knew too and his boss was the sitting president. Kellyanne conway is calling the charges against her boss breathtaking. That is breathtaking. I guess hes auditioning to be a political pundit. That is incredibly disappointings to hear from...

Cyber war with russia. This follows a string of white house allegations against donald trump with the press secretary josh earnest claiming that not only did candidate trump know that russia was engaging in cyber activity, he encouraged it. Well they apparently knew too and his boss was the sitting president. Kellyanne conway is calling the charges against her boss breathtaking. That is breathtaking. I guess hes auditioning to be a political pundit. That is incredibly disappointings to hear from...

A growing cadre of lawyers is deploying defamation, one of the oldest areas of the law, as a weapon against a tide of political disinformation.

Michael J. Gottlieb is part of a cadre of lawyers deploying defamation, one of the oldest areas of the law, against a tide of political disinformation.

Centuries-old myths about Jewish people are becoming even more outlandish in the age of social media. Space lasers, anyone?

The comedian, who will host SNL this weekend, often invites two pals on his show who have a very disturbing history of antisemitism.

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyWhen Saturday Night Live introduces host Shane Gillis—the comedian who was hired and quickly fired from the cast in 2019 over his history of racist, homophobic, and transphobic comments—on Feb. 24, some viewers will inevitably find their way back to his podcast. Those who keep listening will eventually meet Bill McCusker, the brother of Gillis’ co-host Matt McCusker, and Andrew Pacella, their longtime friend. The two have appeared...

Shane Gillis hosting the next episode of 'SNL' is putting a spotlight on his controversial podcast.