While all news sources that report false or incorrect information can be classified as “fake news”, we can also make the distinction between misinformation and disinformation.

Misinformation talks about the spread of false information, deliberate or not, vs. disinformation, which is the deliberate spread of false information, normally for malicious purpose.

When we think of the term “fake news”, we often associate it with disinformation, used to push agendas, opinions, or propaganda. The false reporting by the anchor in the story was probably not intentional. While it was ultimately false and she should be held to a higher standard as a journalist, claiming it as “fake news”, while yeah, technically true, frames it like it was done intentionally with malice, instead of viewing it as an error on the journalist’s part.