News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier (2013)
When it comes to &quot;fake news&quot; the bad part is the &quot;news&quot; and not the &quot;fake&quot;.  That is,  quite a bit of &quot;news&quot;, such as Fox News&#x27; handwringing about caravans approaching the U.S.-Mexico border is primarily relevant for the emotional effect it has.  By faking it you can get a certain emotional effect more reliably and without the cost and hazard of really reporting, but the emotional effect is the same.