Fake News

The news is a public good and needs to be handled with care and integrity. Even though lies and misinformation campaigns have been around for years-maybe since the dawn of journalism-the rate at which fake news is being spread these days is both alarming and preposterous. Almost every institution-public or private-uses fake news to further its own agenda. Governments and corporate houses spread fake news either through their own agencies or by influencing the popular media. In the business sector, fake news manifests itself in the form of exaggerated company returns and false data.