https://phys.org/news/2018-06-fake-news-detector.html

Fake news can be any content that is not truthful and is generated to convince its readers to believe in something that is not true, said Parikh, who works as a systems developer analyst for ITS at UAlbany.

The challenge for fake news detection comes with the democratization of news sources, and how easy modern technology makes sharing news articles in the age of social media.