Newsweek under investigation for financial and advertising fraud
Senior executives have resigned or been fired and dozens of staff and reporters have quit.
Source: Newsweek in Turmoil: Probe Into Finances and Ties to Bible College Widens – WSJ
Newsweek has a history of publishing fake news; in fact, reporters imply they adopted the click-bait model of fake news reporters.
There is a relationship between fake news and social media propaganda. One creates fake content for sharing and liking, and the other enables fake stories to propagate like a virus.