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'''"Fake news"''' refers to liberal bias in the media that is so misleading that it is actually false.  It can also include assertions of a non-political nature that seem believable but are untrue.

'''"Fake news"''' refers to liberal bias in the media that is so misleading that it is actually false.  It can also include assertions of a non-political nature that seem believable but are untrue.

Generally, fake news falls into two categories: mainstream fake news with a [[liberal bias]] that goes beyond reporting of facts and commentary; it can take the form of headlining a manufactured crisis to obscure real news in the daily news cycle. The other category is clickbait - a sensational headline with a body of reporting based on half-truths designed to lure a reader into a commercial website.

Generally, fake news falls into two categories: [[mainstream media|mainstream]] fake news with a [[liberal bias]] that goes beyond reporting of facts and commentary; it can take the form of headlining a manufactured crisis to obscure real news in the daily news cycle. The other category is [[clickbait]] - a sensational headline with a body of reporting based on half-truths designed to lure a reader into a commercial website.

On October 24-25, 2018, fake news falsely reported that nearly a dozen fake bombs that were mailed to [[Democrat]]s were real, when they were not.  Well into the second day of the news story it was still virtually impossible to separate the fact from fiction in the news accounts.

On October 24-25, 2018, fake news falsely reported that nearly a dozen fake bombs that were mailed to [[Democrat]]s were real, when they were not.  Well into the second day of the news story it was still virtually impossible to separate the fact from fiction in the news accounts.