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Q1: Should CNN be added to the list?

A1: No, because no reliable independent source identifies CNN as fake news. This has been discussed multiple times. For further details please review some of the previous discussion threads: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

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Robles, Alan C. (April 15, 2018). "Powerful falsehoods". D+C Development and Cooperation. Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines rode to power on a wave of disinformation two years ago. He has not delivered on campaign promises, apart from one thing. His phoney "war on drugs" has claimed some 12,000 lives. ...Wikipedia has published a list of Filipino fake-news websites.
Omer Benjakob (January 10, 2017). "How Crazy Was Last Year? The 15 Most Controversial Wikipedia Articles [of 2017] Paint a Dark Picture". Haaretz.

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Section sizes

Section size for List of fake news websites (29 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	1,942	1,942
Definition	6,146	6,146
Lists	11	200,759
Campaigns by individuals	34	37,940
American News LLC	2,826	2,826
Jestin Coler	2,416	2,416
Paul Horner	6,339	6,339
WTOE 5 News	12,692	12,692
Your News Wire	6,154	6,154
Others	7,479	7,479
Disinformation campaigns	34	6,718
Corporate disinformation campaigns	2,288	2,288
Political disinformation campaigns	4,396	4,396
Fraudulent fact-checking websites	11,576	11,576
Generative AI	13,363	13,363
Hate groups	21,654	21,654
Pseudoscience and junk science	49,441	59,501
Climate change denial	10,060	10,060
Satire	243	243
Troll farms	3,350	3,350
User-generated fake news	14,394	14,394
Other networks	3,180	31,777
Action News 3	7,207	7,207
Batty Post	11,824	11,824
Celebtricity	6,210	6,210
PoliticsFocus	3,356	3,356
Miscellaneous	232	232
See also	1,986	1,986
References	207	207
Total	211,040	211,040

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