List of fake news troll farms

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The following is a list of websites, separated by country, that have been designated by journalists and researchers as likely being part of troll farms.

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Albania

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
bients[.]combients[.]comOften spreading fake stories, often of political nature. [1]
The PredictedThePredicted[.]comSupported Bernie Sanders during the 2016 U.S. Democratic Primaries and 2016 US Presidential Election with false stories about Hillary Clinton. [1]

Cambodia

The following is a list of websites linked to a group based in Cambodia that posted death hoaxes about public figures in order to spread malware.

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
bx24news[.]combx24news[.]com [2]
thedailynews24hr[.]comthedailynews24hr[.]com [3]
Daily90news[.]comDaily90news[.]com [2]
e365media[.]come365media[.]com [2]
fnews2[.]comfnews2[.]com [4]
freshnews49[.]comfreshnews49[.]com [2]
Freshnews85[.]comFreshnews85[.]com [2]
mz24news[.]commz24news[.]com [5]
news28link[.]comnews28link[.]com [6]
news37zone[.]comnews37zone[.]com [2]
Newsa24daily[.]comNewsa24daily[.]com [7]
newsidaily[.]comnewsidaily[.]com [2]
newskdaily[.]comnewskdaily[.]com [8]
ranksnews[.]comranksnews[.]com [2]
todaynewsbd[.]comtodaynewsbd[.]com [2]
wreddismorce[.]comwreddismorce[.]com [2]

Ghana

The following websites are part of a network of fake news websites registered in Ghana between 2016 and 2018, many of which have spread death hoaxes about public figures.

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
1ivescores[.]com1ivescores[.]com [9]
1ndependent[.]co[.]uk1ndependent[.]co[.]uk [9]
ab[.]cnewsgo[.]comab[.]cnewsgo[.]com [9]
abcnewgo[.]comabcnewgo[.]com [9]
aljazeera-TV[.]comaljazeera-TV[.]com [9]
aljazeeranews-TV[.]comaljazeeranews-TV[.]com [9]
allafricanews[.]co[.]zaallafricanews[.]co[.]za [9]
asianews-TV[.]comasianews-TV[.]com [9]
bbctimes[.]combbctimes[.]com [9]
boroughtimes[.]comboroughtimes[.]com [9]
breaking-bbc[.]co[.]ukbreaking-bbc[.]co[.]uk [9]
Breaking-CNN.comBreaking-CNN[.]comResponsible for publishing numerous death hoaxes, including one for former First Lady Barbara Bush one day after her announcement that she would halt all further medical treatment in 2018. Designed to emulate CNN. [10] [9]
cbn-TV[.]comcbn-TV[.]com [9]
channels-3[.]comchannels-3[.]com [9]
City-Herald[.]comCity-Herald[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [9]
cnewsgo[.]comcnewsgo[.]com [9]
cnn-channel[.]comcnn-channel[.]com [9]
da1lymail[.]comda1lymail[.]com [9]
dailynews[.]tvdailynews[.]tv [9]
dream1k[.]comdream1k[.]com [9]
dw-tv3[.]comdw-tv3[.]com [9]
elpais-TV[.]comelpais-TV[.]com [9]
express-co[.]ukexpress-co[.]uk [9]
Florida-times[.]comFlorida-times[.]com [9]
football-usa[.]comfootball-usa[.]com [9]
Fox-news24.comFox-news24[.]comDefunctImitates Fox News. Site currently down. [12] [13] [9]
foxnewsr[.]comfoxnewsr[.]com [9]
france24-TV[.]comfrance24-TV[.]com [9]
global-news-views[.]newsglobal-news-views[.]news [9]
glonews360[.]comglonews360[.]com [9]
Houston Chronicle TVhoustonchronicle-TV[.]comNot affiliated with the legitimate Houston Chronicle . [14] [15] [16] [9]
huffingtonpost-fm[.]comhuffingtonpost-fm[.]com [9]
jetsanza[.]comjetsanza[.]com [9]
livetv-news[.]comlivetv-news[.]com [9]
local-reports[.]comlocal-reports[.]com [9]
m1rror[.]comm1rror[.]com [9]
mailonline-TV[.]commailonline-TV[.]com [9]
maltatodays[.]commaltatodays[.]com [9]
manhattan-post[.]commanhattan-post[.]com [9]
meganews360[.]commeganews360[.]com [9]
metro-uk[.]commetro-uk[.]com [9]
miami-express[.]commiami-express[.]com [9]
Michigan-herald[.]comMichigan-herald[.]com [9]
mtv-tv3[.]commtv-tv3[.]com [9]
naij[.]cbn-tv[.]comnaij[.]cbn-tv[.]com [9]
news-TV[.]co[.]uknews-TV[.]co[.]uk [9]
news[.]cbn-tv[.]comnews[.]cbn-tv[.]com [9]
news24-channel[.]comnews24-channel[.]com [9]
news24-TV[.]comnews24-TV[.]com [9]
news360-TV[.]comnews360-TV[.]com [9]
news7pm[.]comnews7pm[.]comPlagiarized its footer from The Last Line of Defense. [17]
newsdaily-TV[.]comnewsdaily-TV[.]com [9]
NewsPhD[.]comNewsPhD[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [9]
nydailynews-TV[.]comnydailynews-TV[.]comImpostor site, per PolitiFact [11] [9]
nytimes-news[.]comnytimes-news[.]com [9]
ondamic[.]comondamic[.]com [9]
online[.]read-news[.]comonline[.]read-news[.]com [9]
online[.]states-tv[.]comonline[.]states-tv[.]com [9] [11]
parliaments[.]euparliaments[.]eu [9]
primenews-TV[.]comprimenews-TV[.]com [9]
radiogtv[.]comradiogtv[.]com [9]
read-news[.]comread-news[.]com [9]
smithrise[.]comsmithrise[.]com [9]
states-news[.]comstates-news[.]com [9]
stluciantimes[.]comstluciantimes[.]com [9]
streethitz[.]comstreethitz[.]com [9]
te1egraph[.]co[.]ukte1egraph[.]co[.]uk [9]
te1egraph[.]comte1egraph[.]com [9]
telegraph-TV[.]comtelegraph-TV[.]com [9]
Texas-express[.]comTexas-express[.]com [9]
theguard1an[.]comtheguard1an[.]com [9]
theguidian[.]comtheguidian[.]com [9]
times1live[.]co[.]zatimes1live[.]co[.]za [9]
TV-bbc[.]comTV-bbc[.]com [9]
TV-cnn[.]comTV-cnn[.]com [9]
updater24[.]comupdater24[.]com [9]
USA-Radio[.]comUSA-Radio[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [9]
USA360-TV[.]comUSA360-TV[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [9]
USA TelevisionUsa-television[.]comImpostor site, per FactCheck.org and PolitiFact. Affiliated with Fox-news24.com. [18] [11] [9]
usanews-TV[.]comusanews-TV[.]com [9]
usatoday-TV[.]comusatoday-TV[.]com [9]
za[.]i-telecast[.]comza[.]i-telecast[.]com [9]

North Macedonia

The following websites are part of a network of fake news sites registered in North Macedonia for profit motives between the 2016 and 2020 US Presidential Election campaigns.

A 2018 report by Buzzfeed News linked the owners of an American fake news website, Liberty Writers News, to a Macedonian media attorney who operated numerous "fake news" websites during the six month lead-up to the 2016 Presidential Election. As of 2018, the governments of the United States and "at least two Western European countries" were investigating a possible connection between the Macedonian fake news sites and the Internet Research Agency, as an IRA employee was known to visit North Macedonia in 2015. [19]

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
24wpn[.]com24wpn[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
247NewsMedia[.]com247NewsMedia[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
abcnews[.]liveabcnews[.]liveSpoof of ABC News. [20] [21]
About2Day[.]comAbout2Day[.]comSame owner as DailyHeadlinesNow[.]com. [22]
akniinfo.comakniinfo.com [23]
AmericanPeopleNetwork[.]comAmericanPeopleNetwork[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
AMPosts[.]comAMPosts[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [24]
armyusanews[.]comarmyusanews[.]com [23]
aweirdworld[.]netaweirdworld[.]net [23]
beaware[.]onebeaware[.]onePublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense. [25]
bestconservativenews[.]combestconservativenews[.]com [21]
BlueVision[.]newsBlueVision[.]newsPer PolitiFact.

Copied story from the Last Line of Defense.

 [11] [26] [24]
boss24[.]netboss24[.]net [23]
bossfeed[.]netbossfeed[.]net [23]
breaktimedaily[.]combreaktimedaily[.]com [21]
butam[.]netbutam[.]net [23]
BuzzFeedUSA[.]comBuzzFeedUSA[.]comPer PolitiFact. Not to be confused with BuzzFeed. [11] [27] [28]
BVA NewsBVAnews[.]comPro-Trump website reportedly developed by a Macedonian teenager in 2016. [29] [30] [31]
cbinfo24[.]comcbinfo24[.]com [23] [32]
ciceinfo[.]comciceinfo[.]com [23]
cole24info[.]comcole24info[.]com [23]
conscountry[.]usconscountry[.]us [21]
Conservative ArmyConservativearmy88[.]comPer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact. [18] [11] [19]
conservativecolumns[.]comconservativecolumns[.]com [21]
ConservativeDailyPost[.]comConservativeDailyPost[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [33]
Conservative Fightersconservativefighters[.]com [34] [35] [36]
conservativefighters[.]orgconservativefighters[.]org [35] [36]
Conservative Flash NewsConservativeFlashNews[.]comPer PolitiFact.

Copied story from the Last Line of Defense.

 [11] [37] [24]
conservativeforever[.]comconservativeforever[.]com [35] [36]
Conservative Info CornerConservativeInfoCorner[.]comPer PolitiFact.

Shares the same website metadata as redcountry[.]us.

 [11] [38]
conservativemedia[.]comconservativemedia[.]com [35] [36]
conservativenation[.]usconservativenation[.]us [21]
ConservativePaper[.]comConservativePaper[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [21]
ConservativePoliticus[.]comConservativePoliticus[.]comPer PolitiFact.

Same owner as DailyHeadlinesNow[.]com.

 [11] [22]
conservativestate[.]comconservativestate[.]com [31]
theconsinfo[.]comtheconsinfo[.]com [21]
ConsPatriot[.]comConsPatriot[.]comSame owner as DailyHeadlinesNow[.]com. [22]
coolinfo24[.]comcoolinfo24[.]com [23]
crazyifonews[.]comcrazyifonews[.]com [23]
cukam[.]comcukam[.]com [23]
cukaminfo[.]comcukaminfo[.]com [23]
cukammedia[.]comcukammedia[.]com [23]
cvikas[.]comcvikas[.]com [23]
cvikasdrv[.]comcvikasdrv[.]com [23]
cvikasinfo[.]comcvikasinfo[.]com [23]
cvrcinfo[.]comcvrcinfo[.]com [23]
Daily Info BoxDailyInfoBox[.]comPer PolitiFact.

Shares the same website metadata as redcountry[.]us.

 [11] [38]
DailyHeadlinesNow[.]comDailyHeadlinesNow[.]com [22]
dailynewsdiscovery[.]comdailynewsdiscovery[.]com [23]
dailynewspolitic[.]comdailynewspolitic[.]com [31]
dailypolitics[.]infodailypolitics[.]info [31]
dailyrethink[.]comdailyrethink[.]comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense. [25]
Daily Sid NewsDailySidNews[.]comPer PolitiFact.

Copied story from The Last Line of Defense.

 [11] [39]
Daily USA Updatedailyusaupdate[.]comFalsely claimed that Scott Baio died in a plane crash. [40] [41] [42] [21]
dawnlightnews[.]comdawnlightnews[.]comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense. [25]
derven[.]netderven[.]net [23]
dotinfo24[.]comdotinfo24[.]com [23]
Donald Trump NewsDonaldTrumpNews[.]co [31]
donaldtrumpnews[.]netdonaldtrumpnews[.]net [35] [36]
The ExaminerTheexaminer[.]sitePer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact. [18] [11] [43]
extraordinaryinfo[.]comextraordinaryinfo[.]comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense. [25]
fergieinfo[.]comfergieinfo[.]com [23]
forfreedomworld[.]comforfreedomworld[.]com [23]
FreshDailyReport[.]comFreshDailyReport[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
Global Politics NowGlobalPoliticsNow[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
GlobalRevolutionNetwork[.]comGlobalRevolutionNetwork[.]comPer PolitiFact.

Republished a hoax about worldwide blackout.

 [11] [44]
Guerilla NewsGuerillanews[.]comFalsely claimed that President Obama cancelled Peace Officers Memorial Day. [18] [45]
hardcoreusanews[.]comhardcoreusanews[.]com [23]
HealthyFoodHouse[.]comHealthyFoodHouse[.]com [46]
HealthyWorldHouse[.]comHealthyWorldHouse[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
hotmedia24[.]comhotmedia24[.]com [23]
ilovemyamerica[.]netilovemyamerica[.]net [23]
kevkainfo[.]comkevkainfo[.]com [23]
libertyinfo[.]netlibertyinfo[.]net [23]
libertyinfonews[.]comlibertyinfonews[.]com [23]
libertymagazine[.]netlibertymagazine[.]net [23]
libertynews[.]netlibertynews[.]net [23]
thelibertynews[.]usthelibertynews[.]us [21]
Liberty RaiseThelibertyraise[.]comPer FactCheck.org. [32] [21]
libertysignal[.]comlibertysignal[.]com [35] [36]
libertytoday[.]netlibertytoday[.]net [23]
liberyinfo[.]comliberyinfo[.]com [23]
liberyinfo24[.]comliberyinfo24[.]com [23]
lifeeventweb[.]comlifeeventweb[.]com [23]
lifeinfo24[.]netlifeinfo24[.]net [23]
ludinfo24[.]comludinfo24[.]com [23]
m2voice[.]co[.]ukm2voice[.]co[.]ukPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense. [25]
m2voice[.]comm2voice[.]comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense. [25]
MacedoniaOnline[.]euMacedoniaOnline[.]euPer PolitiFact. [11]
magakagnews[.]commagakagnews[.]com [23]
magazinefornews[.]commagazinefornews[.]com [23]
matyinfo[.]commatyinfo[.]com [23]
meryinfo[.]commeryinfo[.]com [23]
mm24info[.]commm24info[.]com [23]
mminfo24[.]commminfo24[.]com [23]
myamazingnews[.]commyamazingnews[.]com [23]
mycrezynews[.]commycrezynews[.]com [23]
mydeeptruth[.]commydeeptruth[.]com [23]
mydeplorables[.]netmydeplorables[.]net [23]
myinfonews[.]commyinfonews[.]com [23]
myliberty[.]onemyliberty[.]one [23]
New Conservatives [19]
newpoliticstoday[.]comnewpoliticstoday[.]comPer PolitiFact. [23] [11] [47]
newpoliticstomorrow[.]comnewpoliticstomorrow[.]com [23]
News Breaks Herenewsbreakshere[.]comFalsely claimed that Hillary Clinton lost the popular vote in the 2016 US Presidential Election.

Copied story from The Last Line of Defense.

 [48] [49] [24]
News Feed HunterNewsFeedHunter[.]comPer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact. [18] [11] [24]
newspatriot[.]netnewspatriot[.]net [23]
The New York EveningTheNewYorkEvening[.]comThis fake news website has spread numerous false claims, including a fake story claiming that Malia Obama had been expelled from Harvard. [50]
NewYorkTimesPolitics[.]comNewYorkTimesPolitics[.]com [46]
Open MagazinesOpenMagazines[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [42] [24]
opremedia[.]comopremedia[.]com [51]
opreminfo[.]comopreminfo[.]com [23]
opremmagazine[.]comopremmagazine[.]com [23]
opremmedia[.]comopremmedia[.]com [23]
patriotnetwork[.]onepatriotnetwork[.]one [23]
thepetitioner[.]orgthepetitioner[.]org [35] [36]
phoenixusnews[.]sitephoenixusnews[.]site [52]
planetbros[.]complanetbros[.]com [23]
politicodailynewspoliticodailynews[.]comPublished false quote from Sheryl Crow.

Impostor site of Politico.

 [53]
politicreal[.]compoliticreal[.]comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense. [25]
PoliticsHall[.]comPoliticsHall[.]com [46]
prcmediainfo[.]comprcmediainfo[.]com [23]
proudpatriot[.]usproudpatriot[.]us [21]
ReadConservatives[.]newsReadConservatives[.]newsPer PolitiFact. [11] [19]
redbox[.]newsredbox[.]news [21]
RedCountry[.]usRedCountry[.]usPer PolitiFact. [11] [54] [38]
RedInfo[.]usRedInfo[.]usPer PolitiFact.

Shares the same website metadata as redcountry[.]us.

 [11] [38]
redpeople[.]usredpeople[.]usShares the same website metadata as redcountry[.]us. [38]
RedPolitics[.]usRedPolitics[.]usPer PolitiFact. [11]
Resist the Mainstreamresistthemainstream[.]org [35] [36]
sacramentopress91[.]sitesacramentopress91[.]site [52]
scandallinfo[.]comscandallinfo[.]com [23]
smithssite[.]comsmithssite[.]com [23]
streetnews[.]onestreetnews[.]one [23]
Success-Street[.]comSuccess-Street[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
svijmedia[.]comsvijmedia[.]com [23]
tamche1966[.]comtamche1966[.]com [23]
tapainfo[.]comtapainfo[.]com [23]
Team Candace Owensteamcandanceowens[.]com [35] [36]
Team Candace Owensteamcandanceowens[.]org [35] [36]
teamdancrenshaw[.]comteamdancrenshaw[.]com [35] [36]
teoinfo[.]comteoinfo[.]com [23]
thisboss[.]netthisboss[.]net [23]
todayliberty[.]comtodayliberty[.]com [23]
Top Alert NewsTopalertnews[.]comLikely part of the same network as Donald Trump News. [32]
True Trumperstruetrumpers[.]com [24]
The Trumperstrumpers[.]live [21]
Trump Vision 365TrumpVision365[.]com [31]
tvrtinfo[.]comtvrtinfo[.]com [23]
universale24[.]comuniversale24[.]com [23]
Universale Infouniversaleinfo[.]com [23] [32]
universalemedia[.]netuniversalemedia[.]net [23]
UniversePolitics[.]comUniversePolitics[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
USA Daily Infousadailyinfo[.]com [55] [56] [42]
USA Daily PoliticsUSADailyPolitics[.]com [31]
USA Daily PostUsadailypost[.]usPer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact. [18] [11]
USADoseNews[.]comUSADoseNews[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [57]
USANews4U[.]usUSANews4U[.]usPer PolitiFact.

Copied April Fool's Day joke from Firstpost[.]com.

 [11] [58]
USA Newsflashusanewsflash[.]comPer PolitiFact.

Falsely claimed that Donald Trump made an announcement as president on or around November 14, 2016, two months prior to inauguration.

 [11] [59] [60] [61] [62] [63]
usapatriotsvoice[.]comusapatriotsvoice[.]com [23]
USAPolitics[.]coUSAPolitics[.]co [46]
USA Politics NowUSAPoliticsNow[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11] [64]
USA Politics Todayusapoliticstoday[.]comPer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.

Copied story from The Last Line of Defense.

 [18] [11] [65] [19]
USAPoliticsZone[.]comUSAPoliticsZone[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
US Conservative TodayUSConservativeToday[.]com [31]
USInfoNews[.]comUSInfoNews[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
USPoliticsLeader[.]comUSPoliticsLeader[.]com [42]
US PostmanUSPostman[.]com [11] [66] [67]
vtamedia[.]comvtamedia[.]com [23]
WashingtonEvening[.]comWashingtonEvening[.]comImpostor site, per PolitiFact [11]
weagreeinfo[.]comweagreeinfo[.]com [23]
WeConservative[.]comWeConservative[.]comPer PolitiFact. [11]
weirdworldinfo[.]comweirdworldinfo[.]com [23]
worldnewsfrompolitics[.]comworldnewsfrompolitics[.]com [31]
World PoliticusWorldPoliticus[.]com [31]
yougoinfo[.]comyougoinfo[.]com [23]

Republic of Georgia

The following websites are part of a network of fake news sites registered in the Republic of Georgia for profit motives during the 2016 US Presidential Election campaign. Some of these sites have attempted to spread malware or obtain personal information.

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
AllCrashNews[.]comAllCrashNews[.]com [68]
AmericanPresident[.]coAmericanPresident[.]coPer PolitiFact. Same owner as TrueTrumpers[.]com. [11] [69]
American President Donald J. Trumpamericanpresidentdonaldj-trump[.]comPer Associated Press and Lead Stories.

Shares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co.

 [70] [71] [72]
AmericansMAGA.infoAmericansMAGA[.]infoPart of a network of sites based in the Republic of Georgia. Plagiarized a story from The Last Line of Defense. Reportedly attempts to install malware. [73]
BBC-Breaking-News[.]gqBBC-Breaking-News[.]gq [68]
BBC-Last-News[.]cfBBC-Last-News[.]cf [68]
BrutalEng[.]comBrutalEng[.]com [68]
CBCNews[.]gqCBCNews[.]gq [68]
CNNInternationalNews[.]comCNNInternationalNews[.]comPublished a hoax article about a terrorist attack in New Zealand. Reportedly contains a pop-up that asks for personal information. [68]
CNNInternational[.]tkCNNInternational[.]tk [68]
county911[.]infocounty911[.]infoSame owner as CountyNewsroom[.]info. Possibly spreads malware. [74]
CountyNewsroom.infoCountyNewsroom[.]infoThe fake news website, registered to Tbilisi, Georgia, makes "a minimal attempt to look official" and is used to spread malware on readers' computers. [75] [74]
DailyMirror[.]cfDailyMirror[.]cf [68]
DailyNewsPosts[.]infoDailyNewsPosts[.]infoPer PolitiFact.

Same owner as TrueTrumpers[.]com.

 [11] [69]
dailynewspostss[.]comdailynewspostss[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
DC Postsdcposts[.]infoSame owner as TrueTrumpers[.]com. [69]
departed[.]codeparted[.]coPart of network of fake news sites registered in Georgia for profit motives during the 2016 US Presidential Elections. [48]
DepartedMe[.]comDepartedMe[.]comPer PolitiFact.

Shares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co.

 [11] [72]
FacebookNeww[.]infoFacebookNeww[.]info [68]
FoxNewsSports[.]infoFoxNewsSports[.]infoSame owner as TrueTrumpers[.]com. [69]
freedomwriters[.]profreedomwriters[.]proShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
HeraldNews[.]tkHeraldNews[.]tk [68]
TheLocal[.]gaTheLocal[.]gaPublished a hoax article about a terrorist attack in Ottawa, Canada in 2016. Reportedly contains a pop-up that attempts to spread malware. [68]
maganews[.]comaganews[.]coSame owner as TrueTrumpers[.]com. [69]
NewsLeak[.]coNewsLeak[.]coPer PolitiFact. [11] [76]
newsrooms[.]infonewsrooms[.]infoSame owner as CountyNewsroom[.]info. Possibly spreads malware. [77]
NewTabi[.]comNewTabi[.]com [68]
ReportForLife[.]comReportForLife[.]com [68]
statewatcher[.]comstatewatcher[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
TrueTrumpers[.]comTrueTrumpers[.]comThis fake news website makes "claims about President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and Muslims, in particular, as well as click-baiting claims about porn stars and secret tricks for weight loss and whiter teeth."

Same owner as departed[.]co.

 [78] [69]
trumpence2024[.]comtrumpence2024[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
UnblockedGames[.]euUnblockedGames[.]eu [68]
US4Trumpunitedstatesforpresidentrump[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
usadailynewsposts[.]comusadailynewsposts[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
usatodaycom[.]comusatodaycom[.]comPart of network of fake news sites registered in Georgia for profit motives during the 2016 US Presidential Elections. [48]
usdailynewss[.]comusdailynewss[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
usdeplorablesfortrump[.]comusdeplorablesfortrump[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
usdeplorableslovestrump[.]comusdeplorableslovestrump[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
usdeplorablesnews[.]comusdeplorablesnews[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
usfoxnews[.]comusfoxnews[.]comSpoof of Fox News.

Shares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co.

 [72]
usofficialnews[.]comusofficialnews[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
us-presidenttrump[.]comus-presidenttrump[.]comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed[.]co. [72]
walkwithher[.]comwalkwithher[.]comPart of network of fake news sites registered in Georgia for profit motives during the 2016 US Presidential Elections. [48]
World-BBC-News[.]comWorld-BBC-News[.]com [68]
xcounty[.]infoxcounty[.]infoSame owner as CountyNewsroom[.]info. Possibly spreads malware. [79]

Republic of Kosovo

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
ILoveNativeAmericans[.]usILoveNativeAmericans[.]usPer PolitiFact.

Copied story from The Postillon, a parody/satire site.

 [11] [80]
NativeAmericans[.]newsNativeAmericans[.]newsCopied story from The Postillon, a parody/satire site. [80]
NativeStuff[.]usNativeStuff[.]usPer PolitiFact. [11]
PatriotswalkPatriotswalk[.]usPer FactCheck.org. [32]
Police TaskPolicetask[.]comPer FactCheck.org. [32]
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Copied article from satire/parody site Politicops[.]com and fabricated quotes.

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Russia

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BlackMatters[.]comBlackMatters[.]comImpostor site affiliated with the Internet Research Agency. Promoted a protest at Stone Mountain, Georgia in 2016 that was attended by white nationalists and anti-racist activists. [87]
OnePoliticalPlaza[.]comOnePoliticalPlaza[.]comPer PolitiFact.

Promoted by the Internet Research Agency via Google AdWords. Claimed in a letter to the FEC to be run by a for-profit company registered in Florida. In 2020, the purported owner of the site, IDF International Technologies, Inc., was advised by the FEC that their "activities are not expenditures, contributions, or electioneering communications under the [Federal Election Campaign Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 30101-45] and [Federal Election Commission] regulations."

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