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'Isolated and friendless': Australian journalist eviscerates Trump in viral news segment
The blunt critique appears to have struck a chord in the United States - a video of the segment has…
Mark Abadi
Russia's RT attacks Facebook for suspending 4 viral news channels that broadcasted Kremlin talking points to millennials
Rania Khalek, an American commentator who presents some Soapbox videos, also told CNN that working …
Alexandra Ma
Business Insider is hiring a Trending News Editor
While this position has regular office hours, the ideal candidate lives and breathes social media a…
Caroline Moss
There's a fascinating psychological explanation for why fake news goes viral
Diego F. M. Oliveira, the study's lead author and a post-doctoral fellow at Indiana University and …
Erin Brodwin
Facebook pledged to improve the quality of news on its platform, but viral and sensationalist sites still get the most engagement
It hasn't entirely worked out that way. Facebook has taken steps to crack down on fake news and say…
Lucia Moses
Facebook wants to free your News Feed from so many terrible 'viral' stories
Facebook says that hoaxes are the perfect example of the kind of viral post that people don't actua…
Here's Our Conspiracy Theory About The Viral Sensation 'Alex From Target'
We don't generally traffic in conspiracy theories. But there are a few red flags that make us suspe…
Ashley Lutz,Hayley Peterson
Sinclair calls out critics and defends its decision to force news anchors to recite 'false news' speech after video goes viral
"I know many of you and your stations are now in the media spotlight after the launch of our corpor…
Brennan Weiss
WhatsApp is dramatically cutting message forwarding after viral fake news led to lynchings
The Indian government threatened to take legal action against WhatsApp after this and a string of o…
Shona Ghosh
As news of Andrew Tate's arrest goes viral, influencers are trying to mobilize their fanbases in his defense
Three streamers, including Adin Ross and Sneako, have used their platform to suggest Tate should be…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
A viral TikTok video of a mom being forced to dance aired on TV. Then, her reaction to the broadcast went viral, too.
A viral video posted on TikTok user @kerri_okie's account showed a daughter locking her mother out …
Palmer Haasch
A Chicago couple posted a $240 invoice to their 'no call, no show' guests who didn't attend their destination wedding
Doug Simmons, the groom, told Insider that they didn't actually send the bill but it did make a few…
Taylor Ardrey
A Black teenage girl is suffering from memory loss after she was body slammed by a deputy at school, her mother says
Jamesha Bracey, the mother of 16-year-old Taylor Bracey, told local news her daughter also has blur…
Taylor Ardrey
Buzzfeed CEO: Here's Why Facebook Isn't Crushing Us
In that sense BuzzFeed is very aligned with the interests of all the major social networks: 1) we a…
The way a hyper-local news article went viral on Facebook shows that even legitimate news has the potential to mislead readers on social media
It's the fake news and extremist content on Facebook that's grabbed headlines and led it to partner…
Lucia Moses
People are slamming an Indonesian zoo after footage of an Orangutan smoking a cigarette goes viral
Animal rights activists blasted the zoo, which was previously accused of starving bears, for a lack…
Allan Smith
Facebook is partnering with the news agency Reuters to fact-check viral videos, photos, and other user content
Reuters says the program, which it announced Wednesday, will see its fact-checkers verify the authe…
Charlie Wood
A Son Of Israel's Ex-Prime Minister Created A BuzzFeed Clone, And It's Already Become Gigantic On Facebook
BuzzFeed was 10th on Quantcast's lists of the most popular websites in the U.S. in early July. By c…
Maya Kosoff
A man is asking people to stop leaving 1-star reviews for his car wash business after he was caught on video verbally abusing an IHOP waitress
Adam Huerta shouted at the waitress and called her a "f---ing b---h," apparently because she didn't…