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The Michael Kay Show repeats old, false rumor Knicks’ pick Tyler Kolec scored only seven on the Wonderlic

Kolec himself refuted this rumor in December, posting his 3.934 GPA.

Former Ohio State and NFL player apologizes for spreading false rumor of Barry Alvarez’s death

"There was a post this morning from a reliable source. I did not research further."

Marquette compliance officer has to debunk fake viral tweet about star player

The proliferation of fake news on X continues to grow as a false report about Marquette star Tyler Kolek went viral.

Urban Meyer responds to fake quote attributed to him about Michigan

"Complete nonsense."

Dan Le Batard advises against journalism career after that ‘orange, racist turd’ crushed the industry with fake news

"This orange, racist turd without a subtlety in his body be able to just crush my industry with 'Fake News, Fake News!' as I see propaganda takeover and misinformation all over the internet."

‘Richard G. West,’ the fake reporter from the Jordan Burns story, is back in the news with fake tweets about GameDay

"West" tweeted a 2016 photo as proof "Tennessee students have already began to get their spot" for ESPN's College GameDay.

Colin Cowherd declares ‘fake news’ an outdated term

"Fake news," a phrase exhausted by former president Donald Trump and his rabid supporters.

ESPN apologizes on-air for Ja Morant segment based on a Ballsack Sports quote

"We made a mistake."

Italian soccer agent Mino Raiola refutes reports of his death, again: “Pissed off second time in 4 months they kill me”

A whole lot of verified accounts in multiple countries spread the false news that Raiola had died.

CBS Las Vegas affiliate KLAS falls for fake news from fake account, reports that Gerard Gallant’s been named New Jersey Devils head coach

No, @NJDevills is not a trusted source of New Jersey Devils' news.

Skip Bayless cites fake report from Twitter troll SportsTalkBarry on Chris Paul mocking James Harden “for having manboobs”

"There was the one report yesterday that this got so bad in practice going back two years ago that Chris Paul was making fun of Harden's manboobs in practice to the point where he broke down in tears and had to leave a couple of practices."

Fake reporter tweeted that Colgate’s Jordan Burns missed a flight and took an Uber, fooled CBS and Burns’ mom

A fake reporter account that's been around since December got almost 10,000 likes for a false report of a Colgate player missing a flight, a report subsequently picked up by some CBS local sites. That report even fooled the player's mom.

20-year-old Macedonian Darko Grncarov fooled Martina Navratilova, Twitter, and the BBC into thinking he was a rising tennis star

Grncarov claimed to be a tennis star on the rise, one who'd recovered from a six-month coma and was set for big tournaments. But it doesn't look like that was true.

After reducing news in feeds, Facebook plans to emphasize “high quality” news with user survey. What does that mean for sports?

Will Facebook's surveys about "trusted" news outlets affect the visibility of those outlets' sports coverage? What about sports-only outlets?

Someone made faux Washington Post, ESPN, B/R, SI sites to spread fake news about Redskins name change

Someone, for some reason, wants you to think Washington changed its name to the Redhawks.

Adarn Schefter fooled almost everybody with this Eli Manning tweet

Unverified Twitter strikes again.

Peter King and Don Van Natta Jr. were fooled by fake Adam Schefter account tweeting Kaepernick signing

King and Van Natta Jr. both retweeted the fake tweet, then deleted their retweets and apologized.

Ranking the major sports according to the “fake news” they produce

Which sports peddle ginned-up crap that keeps people talking?

PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 28: James Harrison #92 of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up prior to the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field on December 28, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

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