A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: ___ NOT REAL: Meddling globalist George Soros named as the puppet master behind student…

Notorious « pharma bro » Martin Shkreli, after making a sob-filled plea for leniency, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for federal fraud charges related to hedge funds and a drug company that he once ran. « There one person to blame for me being here today is me, » a choked-up Shkreli told a judge before…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKim Jong-un and Donald Trump: From enemies to frenemies?North Korea agreeing to discuss denuclearisation « is evidence that President [Donald] Trump’s strategy to isolate the Kim regime is working, » US Vice-President Mike Pence has said. He said the US had made « zero concessions » and « consistently increased the pressure »…

The Federal Communications Commission has dismissed a complaint against Comcast filed by a rival that said it was forced « to pay a punitive ransom » of $3.5 million in order to keep airing Comcast-owned TV programming. Wave Broadband filed what it called a petition for declaratory ruling, claiming that Comcast engaged in unfair acts and practices…

Ah, childhood. A blissful time when harsh realities like the gender pay gap are so distant. But these kids are about to learn a very important lesson. This video by the Finance Sector of Norway shows four pairs of kids (one girl and one boy in each pair) and asks them to complete a simple…