Question: Fox news runs a story about President Obama's birth certificate that contains some inaccurate information. What is the MOST LIKELY reason for running this story? Fox News likes to spread "fake news". Fox News is run by the government. Fox News was in a hurry to run the story in order to increase viewers, and failed to adequately check information. Fox News does not adhere to a code of ethics. Fox News is trying to convince people to vote against Democrats.