This thread is about fake news. People purposefully create stories that are fake, and lets be clear not based on facts.
Many “readers” find no issue with this. Therefore a cottage industry has been created to profit from this post fact phenomenon.
It’s like the modern day version of the National Enquirer. Perhaps social media and the search engines can flag these fake sites with their fake stories for what they are. Then I would imagine their ad revenue would dry up and these entrepreneurs will be off to their next scam.