Fake news is a type of hoax or deliberate spread of misinformation published in traditional news media or via social media. Fake news may also refer to: Arts and entertainment The Fake News Show, a British comedy panel show Other uses Fake news in the United States Media bias in the United States Fake news website, deliberate publishing on websites of hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation purporting to be real news Fake news websites in the United States List of fake news websites See also Advertorial, an advertisement in the form of editorial content Disinformation, intentionally false information intended to deceive the target audience Internet manipulation Lying press, a pejorative political term used largely by German political movements for the mass media Managing the news, acts intended to influence the presentation of information within the news media News propaganda, a type of propaganda covertly packaged as credible news, but without sufficient transparency concerning the source News satire, a type of parody presented in a format typical of mainstream journalism Spin (propaganda), a form of propaganda, achieved through providing a biased interpretation Video news release, a video segment made to look like a news report created by a PR firm, advertising agency, marketing firm, corporation, or government agency