Documented Fake News Site URLs

A list of URLs for websites documented as containing fake news by fact-checking organizations. The dataset was compiled by researcher Joakim Jansson and was last updated in April 2026. The specific size and number of sites are not provided.

Use Cases

• Train classifiers to detect unreliable domains using the documented URL list as labeled data.
• Analyze network traffic or browsing histories by flagging visits to URLs from this list.
• Build browser extensions or content warnings that reference the site URLs for real-time alerts.
• Study the distribution and lifespan of fake news sites by analyzing the URL patterns and associated metadata.

Strengths

• Sites are documented by various fact-checking organizations, providing external validation.
• Dataset was updated in 2026, suggesting recent curation.

Limitations

• Unknown number of rows (URLs) prevents assessment of sample size.
• Lack of column details (e.g., source, date flagged, category) limits analytical depth.
• Potential geographic or language bias depending on the fact-checking organizations used.

Provenance

Source

Joakim Jansson Dataverse.

Collection Method

Compiled from documentation by various fact-checking organizations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-07.