Question

it was a fake claim started by fake news.
fake news has gone mainstream
fake news was once confined to satire or the fringes of the internet. now it has quickly become a contender for the most influential phrase of the year. following donald trumps surprise election, story after story has questioned the role fake news played in swaying voters - and for good reason. a buzzfeed study found fake election news was more popular on facebook than election stories from 19 major news outlets.
fake news comes in many flavors. some of it is satire, fake stories that are meant to be funny and the reader is in on the joke. other examples are intentional hoaxes, designed to fool people into believing something that is not true. but computer scientist filippo menczer said sensational news and social media campaigns filled with mistruths - like the pizzagate story - started to surge on the internet around 2010.
\at that time, we found several cases of websites that were publishing completely fake and fabricated news,\ menczer said. the sites were doing it for purely political purposes.
ebola virus triggered explosion of fake news
the business for phony stories appeared to take off during the 2014 ebola crisis, menczer said. the websites for places like national report began to look like real news sources. false stories on national report such as, \texas town quarantined after family of five test positive for the ebola virus,\ feature elements like author biographies to give the feel of authenticity. whether those elements or the \satirical writing\ fooled people is
question
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read the section \fake news has gone mainstream\.
which sentence from this section gives details that best describes how fake news has become common?
a now it has quickly become a contender for the most influential phrase of the year.
b fake news comes in many flavors.
c some of it is satire, fake stories that are meant to be funny and the reader is in on the joke.
d the sites were doing it for purely political purposes.

Explanation:

The question asks for a sentence that shows how fake news has become common. Option A mentions that fake news has quickly become a contender for the most influential phrase of the year. This indicates its growing prevalence and mainstream status. Options B, C, and D discuss types of fake news or their purposes, not their commonality.

Answer:

A. Now it has quickly become a contender for the most influential phrase of the year.