The Pontiff made his comments in an annual statement released by the Holy See ahead of World Communications Day on May 13, Efe news reported. “Fake news often goes viral spreading so fast that it is hard to stop, not because of the sense of sharing that inspires the social media, but because it appeals to the insatiable greed so easily aroused in human beings,” the Pope said. “The economic and manipulative aims that feed misinformation are rooted in a thirst for power, a desire to possess and enjoy,” he added.