>Fake news is the promotion and propagation of news articles via social media. These articles are promoted in such a way that they appear to be spread by other

>Fake news is the promotion and propagation of news articles via social media. These articles are promoted in such a way that they appear to be spread by other users, as opposed to being paid-for advertising. The news stories distributed are designed to in uence or manipulate users’ opinions on a certain topic towards certain objectives. The definition itself is incorrect. This is the changed definition, post it becoming a buzzword >It is inevitable that other motivations—such as pro t—will come to the forefront in later years. Profit was the original motivator. That's why those Romanian click bait sites appeared in the first place.