The spread of fake news

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Across
  1. 3. appropriate to the current time or situation.
  2. 7. something that is false or not quite right.
  3. 9. someone you can trust.
  4. 11. accept that (something) is true, especially without proof.
  5. 13. post or repost (something) on social media.
  6. 14. false or incorrect.
  7. 15. persuade (someone) to do something.
  8. 16. extend over a large or increasing area
Down
  1. 1. truthful and sincere.
  2. 2. consistently good in quality or performance.
  3. 4. group or system of interconnected people or things.
  4. 5. false information.
  5. 6. quality or state of being true.
  6. 8. verify the accuracy of something.
  7. 10. cause a message or computer file to be transmitted.
  8. 12. believe in the reliability, truth, or ability.