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Fake news is false or misleading information claiming the aesthetics and legitimacy of news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through adver
Reporters with various forms of "fake news" from an 1894 illustration by Frederick Burr Opper
Digital advertising technologies monetize fake news websites.
Roman politician and general Mark Antony killed himself because of misinformation.
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst caricatured as they urged the U.S. into the Spanish–American War
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Fake news websites are websites on the Internet that deliberately publish fake news—hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation purporting to be real news—often using social media to drive web traffic and
Fraudulent news stories during the 2016 U.S. election were traced to teenagers in Veles, North Macedonia.
European Union parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs passed a resolution in November 2016, condemning Russian "pseudo-news agencies" and Internet trolls.
In December 2015 Adrian Chen noticed pro-Russia accounts suddenly became supportive of Trump.