Last month, the left-wing news site Alternet published an article about fake news spread by right-leaning organizations, noting, “We now live in an era where opinion and belief outweigh facts and evidence.” Earlier in the month, in an article about the spread of fake news through Google and Facebook in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, the site lamented that “false content can quickly move from social media to legitimate news sources.”

The Salon article was retweeted more than 2,500 times, and many others shared it in original Twitter and Facebook posts.

But this week, Alternet proved that fake news is everywhere and respects no political boundaries.

Its editor acknowledged Wednesday that the main thrust of its Nov. 1 article, headlined “Education Officials Expect Betsy DeVos to Resign from Trump Administration” — significantly amplified by the more mainstream site Salon.com and made viral fodder by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and others — was incorrect.

Read the full article on fake news by Laura Fay at The 74