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To me they mean two different things. Fake news implies intent from the creator. Whereas the other may or may not. But that might just be my own definitions.


This is my understanding of the the colloquial term. It specifically implies a malicious intent to deceive.


The term has been around for a while, and in its original usage, I'd agree with you. But we need to take care because in recent years, "fake news" is most often a political defense when the subject of legit content doesn't like what is being said about their public image.


Which is also what "disinformation" means. Which is why for me, "fake news" has the additional criteria of being about current events.


Fake news is more about the viewpoint of the reader than the creator in many cases.




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