Fake News is a term that has become a common, every day expression aiming to discredit a particular news source. The term has been made popular by President Donald Trump, though it is used by both sides in the political arena.
“Fake news is untrue information presented as news. It often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue. Once common in print, the prevalence of fake news has increased with the rise of social media, especially the Facebook News Feed.” Wikipedia
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definition of the term fake news, the information is false, but it seems true.
If it is too obvious that it is a lie, it won't have any, or the desired impact.
Biased news, and fake news are not the same thing, but they are first cousins. To call either “fake” or “biased” news, NEWS, is a stretch. It is better labeled political gossip than news. News should be the simple facts, not spun sound bites, false information, half truths (which is another definition for a lie), character assassination, and partisan political strategies.
It is hard to find a reliable (as opposed to fake) news
source…harder still to have it accepted universally. When a news source broadcasts or prints an item
that reflects poorly on a specific politician or political candidate, it will
be labeled by that politician’s constituency as “FAKE NEWS.” The dog continues to chase it’s own tail.
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