Fake news is throwing us by giving us what we want (hope and wish) to see come true.
India wants to regulate online news portals, which have massive reach, after fake news.
In the USA, fake news have been applied to unflattering reporting and also complete make-believe. Fake news is eroding the public trust in online media, an essential public communication network.
Fake news is a world wide occurrence. In Russia, it is blamed on the publishers who is suspected of using their means for political influence, not for journalism, reminiscent to 19th Century newspaper publishers.
In the USA, Fake News is propaganda that is not concurrent with its own country.