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Beating the ‘Fake News’ Trap

Posted November 28th, 2016 at 11:50 am (UTC-4)
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Established, real news is crucial in a democracy. But real news is difficult to nail down, especially when fakery is running wild. Americans have just emerged from a political campaign in which old-school news seemed passé, fact-checking made little difference, and outrageous claims were made.