Regarding fake news (related to essay papers and others), maybe a consensus should be like this:

- News hasn't happen unless a reputable corporate media or a government agency confirms it.

- Citizen reporting / news is automatically fake news (even if there's a video camera recording of the news; it could probably be faked too).

- If a small or a non-reputable medium shares news, but it was not confirmed or denied by a corporate media or a government agency, this news is fake.

- Unconfirmed news should be deleted to protect the public and subsequently (upon discretion) released after news facts emerged.

- If news hasn't been confirmed or denied and it's still reported by unofficial channels, it should be treated as fake and deleted before unsuspected Internet users get to it and try to share it with their friends.

- Internet users who share fake news (not only via social media but also via private ways, ie. emails or chats) should be given a warning and - in extreme cases - their Internet access should be limited or denied.

That way not only it will be possible to give true news the public wants and deserves, but also keep educating citizens on possible collateral dangers of reading and spreading unnofficial materials. People criticize countries like China or Cuba for their approach to public news and media, but these countries could be in fact a building block on how to keep the sweet balance between honest reporting and unconfirmed / fake news.

What do you guys think? Are the main points / structure covered well enough? I have to write a short essay on fake news and fake reporting in public media.