What is 'fake news' and how can you stop from causing 'Truth Decay'? We're taking a look at what actually constitutes "Fake News". and last updated 2021-01-28 06:12:05-05 DETROIT (WXYZ) â Fake news. It leads to confusion and makes it hard for people to share a common reality. It is a phrase that has been yelled at legitimate reporters. It has been used as a weapon against our country. It has even put a WXYZ-TV crew member in the middle of a fabricated election fraud scandal. The fabricated scandal started with a video that has now been seen by millions of people around the globe. It shows a man wheeling a wagon with a suitcase into the TCF Center in Detroit after the election.