What is fake news
Desinformation for profit
Oriented to gain income from digital advertising
Stories from satire sites
Websites like "El deforma" have different stadards for labelling their content. But if the readers don't know they may mistake it for a fact.
Desinformation for political gain
State-Founded fraudulent websites set up by one country to cause confusion in another
Satirical stories from regular news sites
Opinion writers may sometimes use satire or hypothetical examples to make a point . Always check to see if it is labeled as satire
Desinformation for crime
When hackers gain access to the websites or social media accounts of reputable news outlets and disseminate fake stories
Hones reporting mistakes
Even the best reporters sometimes get things wrong reporting things as fact before they're confirmed or get tricked by their sources.
Viral pranks
When individuals or groups spread hoaxes for fun
Critical reporting to determine if something is a hoax or not:
If a viral story seems too good to be true, news organisations can still be skeptical as they figure out what's really going on.
Uncritically reporting a hoax as a fact
Journalism you don't like
Just because you don't agree with what the author has written, doesn't mean it is fake news.