List of fake news troll farms explained

See main article: article and List of fake news websites.

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.

List

Albania

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

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
e365media.come365media.com
fnews2.comfnews2.com[4]
freshnews49.comfreshnews49.com
Freshnews85.comFreshnews85.com
mz24news.commz24news.com[5]
news28link.comnews28link.com[6]
news37zone.comnews37zone.com
Newsa24daily.comNewsa24daily.com[7]
newsidaily.comnewsidaily.com
newskdaily.comnewskdaily.com[8]
ranksnews.comranksnews.com
todaynewsbd.comtodaynewsbd.com
wreddismorce.comwreddismorce.com

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
ab.cnewsgo.comab.cnewsgo.com
abcnewgo.comabcnewgo.com
aljazeera-TV.comaljazeera-TV.com
aljazeeranews-TV.comaljazeeranews-TV.com
allafricanews.co.zaallafricanews.co.za
asianews-TV.comasianews-TV.com
bbctimes.combbctimes.com
boroughtimes.comboroughtimes.com
breaking-bbc.co.ukbreaking-bbc.co.uk
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]
cbn-TV.comcbn-TV.com
channels-3.comchannels-3.com
City-Herald.comCity-Herald.comPer PolitiFact.[11]
cnewsgo.comcnewsgo.com
cnn-channel.comcnn-channel.com
da1lymail.comda1lymail.com
dailynews.tvdailynews.tv
dream1k.comdream1k.com
dw-tv3.comdw-tv3.com
elpais-TV.comelpais-TV.com
express-co.ukexpress-co.uk
Florida-times.comFlorida-times.com
football-usa.comfootball-usa.com
Fox-news24.comFox-news24.comDefunctImitates Fox News. Site currently down.[12] [13]
foxnewsr.comfoxnewsr.com
france24-TV.comfrance24-TV.com
global-news-views.newsglobal-news-views.news
glonews360.comglonews360.com
Houston Chronicle TVhoustonchronicle-TV.comNot affiliated with the legitimate Houston Chronicle.[14] [15] [16]
huffingtonpost-fm.comhuffingtonpost-fm.com
jetsanza.comjetsanza.com
livetv-news.comlivetv-news.com
local-reports.comlocal-reports.com
m1rror.comm1rror.com
mailonline-TV.commailonline-TV.com
maltatodays.commaltatodays.com
manhattan-post.commanhattan-post.com
News 360meganews360.com[17] [18] [19] [20]
metro-uk.commetro-uk.com
miami-express.commiami-express.com
Michigan-herald.comMichigan-herald.com
mtv-tv3.commtv-tv3.com
naij.cbn-tv.comnaij.cbn-tv.com
news-TV.co.uknews-TV.co.uk
news.cbn-tv.comnews.cbn-tv.com
news24-channel.comnews24-channel.com
news24-TV.comnews24-TV.com
news360-TV.comnews360-TV.com
news7pm.comnews7pm.comPlagiarized its footer from The Last Line of Defense.[21]
newsdaily-TV.comnewsdaily-TV.com
NewsPhD.comNewsPhD.comPer PolitiFact.
nydailynews-TV.comnydailynews-TV.comImpostor site, per PolitiFact
nytimes-news.comnytimes-news.com
ondamic.comondamic.com
online.read-news.comonline.read-news.com
online.states-tv.comonline.states-tv.com
parliaments.euparliaments.eu
primenews-TV.comprimenews-TV.com
radiogtv.comradiogtv.com
read-news.comread-news.com
smithrise.comsmithrise.com
states-news.comstates-news.com
stluciantimes.comstluciantimes.com
streethitz.comstreethitz.com
te1egraph.co.ukte1egraph.co.uk
te1egraph.comte1egraph.com
telegraph-TV.comtelegraph-TV.com
Texas-express.comTexas-express.com
theguard1an.comtheguard1an.com
theguidian.comtheguidian.com
times1live.co.zatimes1live.co.za
TV-bbc.comTV-bbc.com
TV-cnn.comTV-cnn.com
updater24.comupdater24.com
USA-Radio.comUSA-Radio.comPer PolitiFact.
USA360-TV.comUSA360-TV.comPer PolitiFact.
USA TelevisionUsa-television.comImpostor site, per FactCheck.org and PolitiFact. Affiliated with Fox-news24.com.[22]
usanews-TV.comusanews-TV.com
usatoday-TV.comusatoday-TV.com
za.i-telecast.comza.i-telecast.com

Myanmar

The following is a list of websites tied to spam networks that were based in Myanmar and taken down by Facebook in 2020 for coordinated inauthentic behavior.

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
itechmedia.infoitechmedia.info[23]
popinvdo.xyzpopinvdo.xyz
bamakhit.combamakhit.com
RAZZWIRErazzwire.netAccused by the Myanmar Press Council of plagiarism from news outlets.[24]
thuta.orgthuta.org
Shwe Wikishwewiki.com
latestmyanmarnews.comlatestmyanmarnews.com
Layaung.comLayaung.com
alanzayar.comalanzayar.com
celehits.comcelehits.com
bahuthutagabar.netbahuthutagabar.net
thunkhuma.infothunkhuma.info
shweman.websiteshweman.website
themoonmm.clubthemoonmm.club
Let Pan - Daily Newsletpandailynews.com
myanmarfightcovid19.commyanmarfightcovid19.com
celemedia.clubcelemedia.club
News-uptodate.clubNews-uptodate.club
thutazone.orgthutazone.org
khukhit.comkhukhit.com
shwethoon8.clubshwethoon8.club
shweman.comshweman.com
updatenew.netupdatenew.net
poppingboxmm.compoppingboxmm.com
myanmartodaylife.commyanmartodaylife.com
celelove.comcelelove.com
urdufood.xyzurdufood.xyz
minsatekyite.comminsatekyite.com
feelingnews.comfeelingnews.com
aphawmon.comaphawmon.com
khitstyle.comkhitstyle.com
storefeeling.comstorefeeling.com
dnaethadin.comdnaethadin.com
hiinnommaww.sitehiinnommaww.site
khitlunge.comkhitlunge.com
aungthapyay.xyzaungthapyay.xyz
aungthapyay.comaungthapyay.com
sweetmyanmar.comsweetmyanmar.com
abcmm.netabcmm.net
Kalaykalarkalaykalar.com
bahuthutagabar.combahuthutagabar.com
ONLINE LAWKAonlinelawka.comAccused by the Myanmar Press Council of plagiarism from news outlets.
lugyinews.comlugyinews.com
Online Harthaonlinehartha.com
khitalinmedia.comkhitalinmedia.com
achawlaymyar.comachawlaymyar.com
news.mintehrlay.xyznews.mintehrlay.xyz
Padaetharpadaethar.com
harthalover.comharthalover.com
myanmaralinn.bestmyanmaralinn.best
maynewshub.commaynewshub.com
sportmyanmarnews.comsportmyanmarnews.com
celemama.comcelemama.com
MM Live Newsmmlivenews.comAccused by the Myanmar Press Council of plagiarism from news outlets.
alinnmyay.comalinnmyay.com
apannpyay.comapannpyay.com
apannpyaymedia.comapannpyaymedia.com
wowmyanmar.comwowmyanmar.com
luckymyanmar.comluckymyanmar.com
kyautthinpone.comkyautthinpone.com
celetrend.comceletrend.com
aungparsay.coaungparsay.co
poppingmyanmar.compoppingmyanmar.com
cele.mm1news.comcele.mm1news.com
celevillage.comcelevillage.com
Alinnpyaalinnpya.com
mmcelebrity.infommcelebrity.info
Lupyo Newsluponews.com
hlataw.comhlataw.com
dnaekhitmedia.comdnaekhitmedia.com
burmese.asiaburmese.asia
smilekodaw.comsmilekodaw.com
jeeptoolay.comjeeptoolay.com
mmrednews.commmrednews.com
newspost.xyznewspost.xyz
Myittermyitter.netAccused by the Myanmar Press Council of plagiarism from news outlets and spreading COVID-19 misinformation.
စွယ်စုံသတင်းထူးများtopmmnews.comAccused by the Myanmar Press Council of plagiarism from news outlets.
mmtimesspecialnews.com
ETS - Every Time Storyeverytimestory.comAccused by the Myanmar Press Council of plagiarism from news outlets.
santhitsa.netsanthitsa.net
maharmedianews.commaharmedianews.com
cmads.sitecmads.site
chartakemalay.websitechartakemalay.website
mdynews.xyzmdynews.xyz
shwemyanmarmalay.comshwemyanmarmalay.com
pyawsayar.compyawsayar.com
lucky7media.comlucky7media.com
lupyonews.comlupyonews.com
mzbfamily.commzbfamily.com
shwepyiaye.comshwepyiaye.com
centralonlinenews.comcentralonlinenews.com
xbnewsmedia.comxbnewsmedia.com
celemyinkwin.comcelemyinkwin.com
bagosar.combagosar.com
myanmartechnews.commyanmartechnews.com
tameelay.comtameelay.com
Myanmar Daily Newschitsakar.comAccused by the Myanmar Press Council of plagiarism from news outlets.

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.[25]

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
24wpn.com24wpn.comPer PolitiFact.
247NewsMedia.com247NewsMedia.comPer PolitiFact.
abcnews.liveabcnews.liveSpoof of ABC News.[26] [27]
About2Day.comAbout2Day.comSame owner as DailyHeadlinesNow.com.[28]
akniinfo.comakniinfo.com[29]
AmericanPeopleNetwork.comAmericanPeopleNetwork.comPer PolitiFact.
AMPosts.comAMPosts.comPer PolitiFact.[30]
armyusanews.comarmyusanews.com
aweirdworld.netaweirdworld.net
beaware.onebeaware.onePublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense.[31]
bestconservativenews.combestconservativenews.com
BlueVision.newsBlueVision.newsPer PolitiFact.Copied story from the Last Line of Defense.[32]
boss24.netboss24.net
bossfeed.netbossfeed.net
breaktimedaily.combreaktimedaily.com
butam.netbutam.net
BuzzFeedUSA.comBuzzFeedUSA.comPer PolitiFact. Not to be confused with BuzzFeed.[33] [34]
BVA NewsBVAnews.comPro-Trump website reportedly developed by a Macedonian teenager in 2016.[35] [36] [37]
cbinfo24.comcbinfo24.com[38]
ciceinfo.comciceinfo.com
cole24info.comcole24info.com
conscountry.usconscountry.us
Conservative ArmyConservativearmy88.comPer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.
conservativecolumns.comconservativecolumns.com
Conservative Fightersconservativefighters.com[39] [40] [41]
conservativefighters.orgconservativefighters.org
Conservative Flash NewsConservativeFlashNews.comPer PolitiFact.Copied story from the Last Line of Defense.[42]
conservativeforever.comconservativeforever.com
Conservative Info CornerConservativeInfoCorner.comPer PolitiFact.Shares the same website metadata as redcountry.us.[43]
conservativemedia.comconservativemedia.com
conservativenation.usconservativenation.us
ConservativePaper.comConservativePaper.comPer PolitiFact.
ConservativePoliticus.comConservativePoliticus.comPer PolitiFact.Same owner as DailyHeadlinesNow.com.
conservativestate.comconservativestate.com
theconsinfo.comtheconsinfo.com
ConsPatriot.comConsPatriot.comSame owner as DailyHeadlinesNow.com.
coolinfo24.comcoolinfo24.com
crazyifonews.comcrazyifonews.com
cukam.comcukam.com
cukaminfo.comcukaminfo.com
cukammedia.comcukammedia.com
cvikas.comcvikas.com
cvikasdrv.comcvikasdrv.com
cvikasinfo.comcvikasinfo.com
cvrcinfo.comcvrcinfo.com
Daily Info BoxDailyInfoBox.comPer PolitiFact.Shares the same website metadata as redcountry.us.
DailyHeadlinesNow.comDailyHeadlinesNow.com
dailynewsdiscovery.comdailynewsdiscovery.com
dailynewspolitic.comdailynewspolitic.com
dailypolitics.infodailypolitics.info
dailyrethink.comdailyrethink.comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense.
Daily Sid NewsDailySidNews.comPer PolitiFact.Copied story from The Last Line of Defense.[44]
Daily USA Updatedailyusaupdate.comFalsely claimed that Scott Baio died in a plane crash.[45] [46] [47]
dawnlightnews.comdawnlightnews.comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense.
derven.netderven.net
dotinfo24.comdotinfo24.com
Donald Trump NewsDonaldTrumpNews.co
donaldtrumpnews.netdonaldtrumpnews.net
The ExaminerTheexaminer.sitePer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.[48]
extraordinaryinfo.comextraordinaryinfo.comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense.
fergieinfo.comfergieinfo.com
forfreedomworld.comforfreedomworld.com
FreshDailyReport.comFreshDailyReport.comPer PolitiFact.
Global Politics NowGlobalPoliticsNow.comPer PolitiFact.
GlobalRevolutionNetwork.comGlobalRevolutionNetwork.comPer PolitiFact.Republished a hoax about worldwide blackout.[49]
Guerilla Newsguerilla.news[50] [51] [52] [53]
Guerilla NewsGuerillanews.comFalsely claimed that President Obama cancelled Peace Officers Memorial Day.[54]
hardcoreusanews.comhardcoreusanews.com
HealthyFoodHouse.comHealthyFoodHouse.com[55]
HealthyWorldHouse.comHealthyWorldHouse.comPer PolitiFact.
hotmedia24.comhotmedia24.com
ilovemyamerica.netilovemyamerica.net
kevkainfo.comkevkainfo.com
libertyinfo.netlibertyinfo.net
libertyinfonews.comlibertyinfonews.com
libertymagazine.netlibertymagazine.net
libertynews.netlibertynews.net
thelibertynews.usthelibertynews.us
Liberty RaiseThelibertyraise.comPer FactCheck.org.
libertysignal.comlibertysignal.com
libertytoday.netlibertytoday.net
liberyinfo.comliberyinfo.com
liberyinfo24.comliberyinfo24.com
lifeeventweb.comlifeeventweb.com
lifeinfo24.netlifeinfo24.net
ludinfo24.comludinfo24.com
m2voice.co.ukm2voice.co.ukPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense.
m2voice.comm2voice.comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense.
MacedoniaOnline.euMacedoniaOnline.euPer PolitiFact.
magakagnews.commagakagnews.com
magazinefornews.commagazinefornews.com
matyinfo.commatyinfo.com
meryinfo.commeryinfo.com
mm24info.commm24info.com
mminfo24.commminfo24.com
myamazingnews.commyamazingnews.com
mycrezynews.commycrezynews.com
mydeeptruth.commydeeptruth.com
mydeplorables.netmydeplorables.net
myinfonews.commyinfonews.com
myliberty.onemyliberty.one
New Conservatives
newpoliticstoday.comnewpoliticstoday.comPer PolitiFact.
newpoliticstomorrow.comnewpoliticstomorrow.com
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.[56]
News Feed HunterNewsFeedHunter.comPer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.
newspatriot.netnewspatriot.net
TheNewYorkEvening.comThis fake news website has spread numerous false claims, including a fake story claiming that Malia Obama had been expelled from Harvard.[57]
NewYorkTimesPolitics.comNewYorkTimesPolitics.com
Open MagazinesOpenMagazines.comPer PolitiFact.
opremedia.comopremedia.com[58]
opreminfo.comopreminfo.com
opremmagazine.comopremmagazine.com
opremmedia.comopremmedia.com
patriotnetwork.onepatriotnetwork.one
thepetitioner.orgthepetitioner.org
phoenixusnews.sitephoenixusnews.site[59]
planetbros.complanetbros.com
politicodailynewspoliticodailynews.comPublished false quote from Sheryl Crow.Impostor site of Politico.[60]
politicreal.compoliticreal.comPublished by a Macedonian officer at the Ministry of Defense.
PoliticsHall.comPoliticsHall.com
prcmediainfo.comprcmediainfo.com
proudpatriot.usproudpatriot.us
ReadConservatives.newsReadConservatives.newsPer PolitiFact.
redbox.newsredbox.news
RedCountry.usRedCountry.usPer PolitiFact.[61]
RedInfo.usRedInfo.usPer PolitiFact.Shares the same website metadata as redcountry.us.
redpeople.usredpeople.usShares the same website metadata as redcountry.us.
RedPolitics.usRedPolitics.usPer PolitiFact.
Resist the Mainstreamresistthemainstream.org
sacramentopress91.sitesacramentopress91.site
scandallinfo.comscandallinfo.com
smithssite.comsmithssite.com
streetnews.onestreetnews.one
Success-Street.comSuccess-Street.comPer PolitiFact.
svijmedia.comsvijmedia.com
tamche1966.comtamche1966.com
tapainfo.comtapainfo.com
Team Candace Owensteamcandanceowens.com
Team Candace Owensteamcandanceowens.org
teamdancrenshaw.comteamdancrenshaw.com
teoinfo.comteoinfo.com
thisboss.netthisboss.net
todayliberty.comtodayliberty.com
Top Alert NewsTopalertnews.comLikely part of the same network as Donald Trump News.
True Trumperstruetrumpers.com
The Trumperstrumpers.live
Trump Vision 365TrumpVision365.com
tvrtinfo.comtvrtinfo.com
universale24.comuniversale24.com
Universale Infouniversaleinfo.com
universalemedia.netuniversalemedia.net
UniversePolitics.comUniversePolitics.comPer PolitiFact.
USA Daily Infousadailyinfo.com[62] [63]
USA Daily PoliticsUSADailyPolitics.com
USA Daily PostUsadailypost.usPer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.
USADoseNews.comUSADoseNews.comPer PolitiFact.[64]
USANews4U.usUSANews4U.usPer PolitiFact.Copied April Fool's Day joke from Firstpost.com.[65]
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.[66] [67] [68] [69] [70]
usapatriotsvoice.comusapatriotsvoice.com
USAPolitics.coUSAPolitics.co
USA Politics NowUSAPoliticsNow.comPer PolitiFact.[71]
USA Politics Todayusapoliticstoday.comPer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.Copied story from The Last Line of Defense.[72]
USAPoliticsZone.comUSAPoliticsZone.comPer PolitiFact.
US Conservative TodayUSConservativeToday.com
USInfoNews.comUSInfoNews.comPer PolitiFact.
USPoliticsLeader.comUSPoliticsLeader.com
US PostmanUSPostman.com[73] [74]
vtamedia.comvtamedia.com
WashingtonEvening.comWashingtonEvening.comImpostor site, per PolitiFact
weagreeinfo.comweagreeinfo.com
WeConservative.comWeConservative.comPer PolitiFact.
weirdworldinfo.comweirdworldinfo.com
worldnewsfrompolitics.comworldnewsfrompolitics.com
World Politicusworld-politicus.com[75] [76]
World PoliticusWorldPoliticus.com
yougoinfo.comyougoinfo.com

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[77]
AmericanPresident.coAmericanPresident.coPer PolitiFact. Same owner as TrueTrumpers.com.[78]
American President Donald J. Trumpamericanpresidentdonaldj-trump.comPer Associated Press and Lead Stories.Shares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.[79] [80] [81]
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.[82]
BBC-Breaking-News.gqBBC-Breaking-News.gq
BBC-Last-News.cfBBC-Last-News.cf
BrutalEng.comBrutalEng.com
CBCNews.gqCBCNews.gq
CNNInternationalNews.comCNNInternationalNews.comPublished a hoax article about a terrorist attack in New Zealand. Reportedly contains a pop-up that asks for personal information.
CNNInternational.tkCNNInternational.tk
county911.infocounty911.infoSame owner as CountyNewsroom.info. Possibly spreads malware.[83]
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.[84]
DailyMirror.cfDailyMirror.cf
DailyNewsPosts.infoDailyNewsPosts.infoPer PolitiFact.Same owner as TrueTrumpers.com.
dailynewspostss.comdailynewspostss.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
DC Postsdcposts.infoSame owner as TrueTrumpers.com.
departed.codeparted.coPart of network of fake news sites registered in Georgia for profit motives during the 2016 US Presidential Elections.[85]
DepartedMe.comDepartedMe.comPer PolitiFact.Shares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
FacebookNeww.infoFacebookNeww.info
FoxNewsSports.infoFoxNewsSports.infoSame owner as TrueTrumpers.com.
freedomwriters.profreedomwriters.proShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
HeraldNews.tkHeraldNews.tk
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.
maganews.comaganews.coSame owner as TrueTrumpers.com.
NewsLeak.coNewsLeak.coPer PolitiFact.[86]
newsrooms.infonewsrooms.infoSame owner as CountyNewsroom.info. Possibly spreads malware.[87]
NewTabi.comNewTabi.com
ReportForLife.comReportForLife.com
statewatcher.comstatewatcher.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
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.[88]
trumpence2024.comtrumpence2024.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
UnblockedGames.euUnblockedGames.eu
US4Trumpunitedstatesforpresidentrump.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
usadailynewsposts.comusadailynewsposts.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
usatodaycom.comusatodaycom.comPart of network of fake news sites registered in Georgia for profit motives during the 2016 US Presidential Elections.
usdailynewss.comusdailynewss.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
usdeplorablesfortrump.comusdeplorablesfortrump.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
usdeplorableslovestrump.comusdeplorableslovestrump.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
usdeplorablesnews.comusdeplorablesnews.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
usfoxnews.comusfoxnews.comSpoof of Fox News.Shares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
usofficialnews.comusofficialnews.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
us-presidenttrump.comus-presidenttrump.comShares the same IP address or ad network ID as departed.co.
walkwithher.comwalkwithher.comPart of network of fake news sites registered in Georgia for profit motives during the 2016 US Presidential Elections.
World-BBC-News.comWorld-BBC-News.com
xcounty.infoxcounty.infoSame owner as CountyNewsroom.info. Possibly spreads malware.[89]

Republic of Kosovo

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
ILoveNativeAmericans.usILoveNativeAmericans.usPer PolitiFact.Copied story from The Postillon, a parody/satire site.[90]
NativeAmericans.newsNativeAmericans.newsCopied story from The Postillon, a parody/satire site.
NativeStuff.usNativeStuff.usPer PolitiFact.
PatriotswalkPatriotswalk.usPer FactCheck.org.
Police TaskPolicetask.comPer FactCheck.org.
US Political News (USPOLN)uspoln.comPer FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.Copied article from satire/parody site Politicops.com and fabricated quotes.[91] [92] [93]
Virality ThingsViralitythings.usPer FactCheck.org.
WebViners.comWebviners.comPer FactCheck.org.
WeLoveNative.comWeLoveNative.comPer PolitiFact.Copied story from The Postillon, a parody/satire site.

Romania

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
Ending the Fedendingthefed.comPublished many false claims, including that Donald Trump was endorsed by Pope Francis in 2016. Accused by the Foreign Policy Research Institute of being part of a propaganda campaign by Russia.[94] [95] [96]
Expunereexpunere.comSame owner as Ending the Fed, targeting Romanian audiences. Accused by the Foreign Policy Research Institute of being part of a propaganda campaign by Russia.

Russia

See main article: article and Internet Research Agency.

NameDomainStatusNotesSources
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.[97]
LiveReportlivereport.co.za[98]
nation-news.runation-news.ru
Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens (NAEBC)naebc.com[99]
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."[100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105]
polit.infopolit.info
rueconomics.rurueconomics.ru
Russian Federal News Agency (RIAFAN)riafan.ru
SADC Newssadcnews.org

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