WHAT IS FAKE NEWS?
Fake news (also known as junk news, pseudo-news, or hoax news is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate disinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional news media (print and broadcast) or online social media. The false information is often caused by reporters paying sources for stories, an unethical practice called checkbook journalism. Digital news has brought back and increased the usage of fake news, or yellow journalism. The news is then often reverberated as misinformation in social media but occasionally finds its way to the mainstream media as well.
Fake news is written and published usually with the intent to mislead in order to damage an agency, entity, or person, and/or gain financially or politically,[often using sensationalist, dishonest, or outright fabricated headlines to increase readership. Similarly, clickbait stories and headlines earn advertising revenue from this activity.
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False Advertising
False advertising is often a crime. In some countries advertising practices (including "truth in advertising") are regulated by a government authority (FTC in the USA), in others the advertising industry is self-regulated and professional associations combat false advertising. False advertising is a type of fraud.
To decrease their legal liability for false advertising, many companies cover their tracks using small print. False advertising is the use of false, misleading, or unproven information to advertise products to consumers. The advertising frequently does not disclose its source.
One form of false advertising is to claim that a product has a health benefit or contains vitamins or minerals that it in fact does not.
Governments use regulations to control false advertising. A false advertisement can further be classified as deceptive if the advertiser deliberately misleads the consumer, as opposed to making an honest mistake.
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