Verkkothis paper explores the characteristics of misinformation content compared to factual news—the “fingerprints of misinformation”—using 92,112 news. Verkkobrazen hoaxes, satires, pranks or parodies may be judged as ‘fake’ news but they need not be slurs on the truth. Often, the intention is to parody or. Verkkoresearch on fake news and false narratives is growing, and their ethical implications are increasingly garnering academic attention.
