The spread of fake news has increasingly become a matter of concern for states in Europe and beyond. Fake news is a system of information that misleads society, misrepresents reality and causes damage to the communication system itself It highlights issues in the media that may not be of serious concern, while covering up or taking the attention away from others which could be more important. With increasing attention being given to the concept of fake news, serious news operations have also suffered from the fallout as they too have been targeted and accused of spewing it.
