I spent awhile researching fake news and came across an article that explains why people create fake stories. The main factor it focuses on is that people can make good money by enticing people to click on their articles which makes Google earn money due to ads causing them to be paid as well. This system results in many fake stories being published, especially ones are solely intended to grab your immediate attention. One large producer of fake news is the country of Macedonia because it is a relatively poor country. By creating fake stories, one can earn $2500 a day, more than the average person in Macedonia "will ever earn in his entire life". Since this "industry" is producing a lot of money, Macedonia is not planning on stopping it any time soon.
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