Fake News Fine

    No, it's not some special The Daily Show penalty: The FCC may start imposing fines for ads disguised as real news.

    Comcast Corp. may be facing a fine for airing a "video news release" - essentially an undisclosed advertisement for a sleep aid - as though it were part of the real news.

    Editorial note: Whoa! You've found a super-old post here on BuzzFeed, from an earlier era of the site. It doesn't really represent where we are anymore, and may in fact be totally broken, but we're leaving it up as a part of our early history.