Fake news is growing epidemic': Hillary Clinton

Washington: Hillary Clinton has issued a stern warning against the proliferation of fake news, branding it an epidemic with “real world consequences” that must be addressed in order to protect democracy.

The Democrat Clinton lost last month’s presidential election to Republican Donald Trump in a shock upset, with several Trump critics arguing the prominence of fake articles on Facebook and other social media may have affected the polls.

The phenomenon nearly turned deadly this week when a rifle-wielding man entered a pizza restaurant in Washington saying he wanted to investigate a fake news story about child abduction linked to Clinton. “It’s now clear that so-called fake news can have real world consequences,” she said.