Something like this is already covered under libel law (in the US) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actual_malice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actual_malice Lab

Something like this is already covered under libel law (in the US) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actual_malice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actual_malice Labeling it as fake news is too broad, hence new-speak. Call it what it is 'libel'