So what is fake news?

I was reading a BBC news article on how fake news plagued the news scene in 2017, there has been cases of news organisations and departments requesting such articles to not be reposted or passed on. For most of us the term fake news is a Trumpism that may lead to an even more diminished status as he seems impervious to any news published criticising himself or his administration.

So based on the BBC definition, what is fake news?

1. Completely false information, photos or videos purposefully created and spread to confuse or misinform.
2. Information, photos or videos manipulated to deceive - or old photographs shared as new.
3. Satire or parody which means no harm but can fool people.

Ok, completely false information, photographs or videos is a given, so too is manipulated photographs or video footage; however, satire and parody is the interesting definition. The BBC along with many other broadcasting services all engage in satire, comedy and parody much to the humour of it's viewers and subscribers. Are people that uninformed or unsophisticated that they are confused by satire and parody?   

Certainly social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp have to do more to prevent fake news spreading. I have always been told to check the news site, is it a reputable news site bound by journalistic integrity? The same commentators also claim that the reputable news companies are feeding the masses misinformation so we have an issue here. I certainly don't believe all these conspiracy theories kicking around but do believe news broadcasters need to improve their reporting with more facts based reports and less sensationalism but opinion pieces are the staple of news networks and should be viewed as opinion pieces.