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  • We’ve used this phrase so many times in the past two months that it’s almost lost meaning — partly because it can mean so many different things. Depending on who you talk to, “fake news" may refer to satirical news, hoaxes, news that’s clumsily framed or outright wrong, propaganda, lies destined for viral clicks and advertising dollars, politically motivated half-truths, and more.
    Brooke Borel, Fact-Checking Won’t Save Us From Fake News, FiveThirtyEight, Jan. 4, 2017

    January 6, 2017

  • updated 2017 definition - any news you don't personally like

    August 25, 2017