Impostor News Sites
These websites are designed to look like legitimate sites and incorporate some facts into their stories, but the articles are false. They are an attempt to convince the readers to pass the news on as if it were true. These fake news sites get revenue from the ads that you see on the page
Satire
Satire websites have information that may be topical, but the stories are not real and meant to be humorous.
Clickbait and Hoaxes
These websites typically have bits of true stories, but insinuate and make up other details to create and emotional response, usually anger or fear. Most of these stories are conspiratorial in nature, very unreliable, and frequently shared on social media sites. The stories often feature outrageous headlines in all capital letters.
