Study analyses fake interaction services on social media and finds a murky world of bought reviews and fantasy engagements selected by gender or geography

Americans share fake news to fit in with social circles, new American Psychological Association research reveals, and fear of exclusion makes things worse

New method can identify abnormal communities and root out fake profiles in existing large-scale networks including Reddit and Wikipedia, say researchers

With the development of AI, cybercriminals are becoming more and more sophisticated in their attacks, using fake websites and impersonating popular brands

Facebook and Twitter have been accused of failing to tackle an online industry of fake product reviews, with new research uncovering such schemes