Ostensibly fakenews is not state sponsored or it would be called disinformation. Also fakenews is different than misinformation in that it is intentional. So th

Ostensibly fakenews is not state sponsored or it would be called disinformation. Also fakenews is different than misinformation in that it is intentional. So the question is really what is the source and target of the fakenews, and how is it being funded? If it's a for-profit organization selling lies that aren't sourced by any government (domestic or foreign), I don't see how any existing law prevents it. Stupid people and businesses will end up paying for the spread of falsehood, which seems like an eventual dead end. But if they're being fed (dis)information from government(s) then certainly that should be illegal and should come with very punitive sanctions. Disinformation gets people killed.