Fake news describes an inaccurate or made-up story that has been written and presented (usually online) in a way that makes it appear to be an authentic (and truthful) piece of mainstream news. Some fake news reports are politically motivated while others have been written purely for financial gain.
Biased reporting, unlike fake news, is not telling deliberate lies. Instead, politically biased stories deliberately omit ‘inconvenient’ facts or evidence in order to strengthen a particular viewpoint. Arguably, anyone telling a story does this, including some facts, leaving out others, to make the story funnier, more effective, stronger.
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