Fake News in Digital Media

Social media is acting as a double-edged sword for universe in a way of consuming news. On one side, its ease of access, popularity and low cost distribution channel lead people to gain news from social media. On other side, it is also acting as a source of spread of `fake news'. The extensive spread of fake news on social media, websites are impacting society negatively. This makes extremely important to combat the spread of fake news and to aware the society. In this paper, we offer a review which lists out the sources of fake news, its types, generation, motivation and examples. Also, some approaches are suggested to spot and stop fake news spread.