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fake news

Fake news is produced by web sites or tabloids for the purpose of attracting viewers to ads. Fake news are sensational false (fiction) news-like stories created purely to attract readers. Comedy shows, like the Daily Show, commonly mix real news with humor, including fictitious humor. But the news part of it is real. True, people who fall for fake news sites are very gullible, and perhaps can't tell which parts of the Daily Show are fiction, but those people aren't the Daily Show's target audience. Fake news has come to mean fiction for fiction's sake. Fake news should also be distinguished from false news, also called dishonest news or lies that are told for political purposes. Many of the anti-Hillary stories were created by fake news sites, but then posted as lies on sites like Fox and Breitbart.

Fox and Breitbart republish a lot of fake news.

By The Disambiguator

fake news

Typical coverage from Fox News. Their reporting contains so many exagerations, falsities, and interjected opinions, that it can in no way be considered proper and informative.

Naive Fool: I wanna find out what's going on in the world today, let's flip on Fox News. Person Who's Not A Moron: Don't watch that crap, it's fake news, they're brainwash ya. Naive Fool: Nah, it's on TV, it has to be true. After watching Hannity and O'Reilly.... Naive Guy: Wow, I love Bush's policies. Did you know he was right all along? Wow, that Hillary is an whiney old bag. Non-Moron: See, I told you this would happen!

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