View source for Fake news in the 2020 presidential election

==President Trump==
[[File:TheShill.png|thumb|right|300px|If one closely observes the full image, ''The Hill'' is seen here tweeting a claim outright contradictory to the very image they provide.]]
:{{See also|Mainstream media and Donald Trump}}
While a complete summary of [[fake news]] about Donald Trump is too exhaustive to compile, these are some of the more relevant and ridiculous [[mainstream media]] [[narrative]]s manufactured to criticize the 45th President.

===''The Hill''===
In early September 2020 amidst a Trump rally in [[North Carolina]], ''[[The Hill]]'' published a tweet claiming that attendees "gathered without masks", ''despite its picture showing the complete opposite''; while the original tweet has been deleted, it has been archived.<ref>https://archive.is/XoI5W</ref> [[Conservative]] news outlets have noted the sheer outrageous "reporting" conducted by the liberal site.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.westernjournal.com/hill-owns-uses-pic-trump-supporters-wearing-masks-tweet-not-wearing-masks/ The Hill Owns Itself, Uses Pic of Trump Supporters Wearing Masks in Tweet About Them Not Wearing Masks]
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/fake-news-hill-bashes-trump-supporters-not-wearing-masks-nc-rally-look-closely-photo-use/ MORE FAKE NEWS: The Hill Bashes Trump Supporters for Not Wearing Masks at NC Rally… But Look Closely at the Photo they Use!]</ref>

===Facebook election interference===
{{See also|2020 Presidential election|Biden Putsch|Voter fraud}}
In August 2020 it was reported that Facebook was planning for the possibility that [[President]] Trump or his campaign could try to challenge mail in ballot election results.  ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that staffers were already putting together contingency plans in the event Trump tries to use Facebook to dispute the vote by declaring the [[U.S. Postal Service]] lost mail-in ballots or that other groups interfered with the vote.  Facebook officials, including [[CEO]] Mark Zuckerberg, were holding daily meetings to discuss how to minimize the platform from being used to cast doubts on the results.

The Times noted that one plan would include a “kill switch” to shut down political ads after Election Day. The company officials believe the ads, which Facebook does not check for truthfulness, could be used to disseminate misinformation.  

The newspaper said [[YouTube]] and [[Twitter]] also discussed their own plans if the postelection period becomes problematic.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/politics/facebook-election-results-dispute-social-media/2020/08/21/id/983301/</ref>
Facebook banned political pages in an attempt to influence elections.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (May 15, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/item/32360-big-tech-tyranny-facebook-is-at-it-again-trying-to-sway-an-election Big Tech Tyranny: Facebook Is at It Again, Trying to Sway an Election]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 15, 2019.</ref>

While mainstream [[fake news]] media spins baseless [[October Surprise]] scandals and smears in the final week, Facebook banned President Trump from responding.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/03/facebook-ad-shakeup-trump-biden-408641</ref>