Social media is often home to inspirational or political quotes from celebrities. But not all these statements are true. DW's fact-checking team explains what to watch out for.

While this quote makes great fodder for social media arguments about how “elites” view the average person, there is no evidence that John D. Rockefeller ever said such a thing.

Fake social media accounts can promote phony products, spread scams, and even share lies and misinformation. It’s important to spot a phony account right away - before you engage with their content.

Sunil Gavaskar has voiced his concern over the proliferation of fake quotes attributed to him on sports websites and social ...

Every day we read bunches of things online on social media, which may happen to be true, often is not. This false or misinformation leads to fake news i.e. consisted of fabricated stories, without ...

Fake quotes of celebs, leaders praising Duterte hit social media By: Niña V. Guno - @NGunoINQ INQUIRER.net / 03:33 PM April 07, 2020 ...

Quotes are always re-shared like crazy. This is one of those things that’s almost sure to work no matter how many times you do it. Quotes never get old. The fun thing about sharing quotes is ...

Trace claims, quotes and media back to the original context: ... Before taking something as fact or sharing it yourself, here’s how to discern between fake and legitimate news on social media.

The Times article quotes a former Twitter engineer, Leslie Miley, who worked on security and user safety, as saying that, “Twitter as a social network was designed with almost no accountability ...

Social media does not just turn a blind eye to falsehoods, it actively encourages them, because fake transfer stories are by definition surprising, so are likely to get more likes and retweets ...

Below we have seven quotes that you may have seen attributed to Gandhi on social media recently. But they’re all fake. 1. Be the change you wish to see in the world.