Fake news headlines are going viral. Here's what to know.

A screenshot of a news headline that looked like it came from The Atlantic went viral in early October for suggesting Vice President Kamala Harris "may need to steal" the election to save democracy. 

But the headline was fabricated. The Atlantic said in a statement that the screenshot was the latest in a series of fake Atlantic headlines, most of which are "crudely faked, with grainy resolution, and some of them use hateful language." 

These fake headlines can mislead voters and the public at a time when factually accurate information is crucial, according to Jeffrey Blevins, a professor at the University of Cincinnati's Journalism & Public and International Affairs department.