No, fake news in the modern era is news that is literally invented. It came to prominence during the 2016 US election and was tied largely to, as I recall, the

No, fake news in the modern era is news that is literally invented. It came to prominence during the 2016 US election and was tied largely to, as I recall, the Russian influence campaign and just plain moneymaking via ads. Some politicians then co-opted the term to describe news and news outlets that they don’t like, and that definition was adopted by their fans.