
Mark Grabowski: A primer on fake news
Fake news stories are a growing epidemic online, which Facebook and Google are now vowing to help stymie.

Fake news stories are a growing epidemic online, which Facebook and Google are now vowing to help stymie.

A new Quinnipiac University poll of Virginia voters has President Barack Obama at his highest approval in the Old Dominion ever.

Sen. Mark R. Warner issued a statement after President Barack Obama announced an investigation into cyberattacks that plagued the 2016 election.

I’m surrounded, apparently, by people who feel trod upon. I base this observation on the number of Don’t Tread on Me license plates I’ve seen lately.

Charlottesville City Council Member Wes Bellamy is being widely denounced for tweets he tweeted years ago.

Asked to sum up 2016 from a political analyst’s perspective, Dr. Bob Holsworth called it “perhaps the most remarkable year that I have watched.”

Pearl Harbor Day today is like Columbus Day 50 years ago. That is to say: most people still believe the hype.

Apparently I’ve written “fake news” on behalf of Russia without ever receiving a dime from Russia or realizing what I was doing.

Standing Rock may seem far away, but by joining in solidarity and educating each other about what’s at stake, we can make a difference.

Last Tuesday, more than 120 million Americans went to the polls to exercise their civic duty and right to vote.
We don’t take press releases or official statements as the final word. Digging in to get the whole story takes time and resources.