Breaking down what Fake News REALLY is. Fake News has been around since ancient and medieval times. It’s not a new concept, it’s just been branded for our modern society by Donald Trump. With social media, this idea of fake news has blown up because news now travels instantly. This idea of Fake News comes in a lot of different forms. One form is Pseudo-events, which is an event that takes place with the sole purpose of generating media attention and publicity. The event is bigger than it needs to be and tricks people into thinking it’s important for the reasons the organizer wants. Jack Douglass, also known as JacksFilms, is a YouTuber who creates content for a living. One of his series is called Fake Facts when we creates memes with fake facts on them and people spread them for fun. a game. Like the movie Ready Player 1. Mis-information vs. Dis-information.