Fake news and its repercussions are now a global concern, especially in the wake
of the recent incidents that have shook the credibility of media, be it regional,
national or global. Media is now a web of propagandas and there are more views
then news. Three stories (Myanmar coup, Dimapur Lynching, and Grenfell Tower
fire) were taken as case study to understand the morphology of fake news. These
news stories have been representative of the news globally, nationally as well as
regionally but nevertheless bearing a powerful impact in the news scenario. All
the stories have one thing in common primarily designed to suit agenda setting
and framing theory, to suit the agendas of political interest as well as cultivate
ideas in the minds of the people. Deducing from the analysis, the paper suggests
media filtering for restoring credibility, accountability and authenticity of
journalism. The paper also framed onion layer trapping that could be a plausible
source of fake news.