Two huge incidents of “fake news” have further tarnished the reputation of the press this past week. First there was “Trump told Cohen to lie to Congress.” Then there was “MAGA teens harass Native American.” Both were top headlines for one day before being revealed as fiction.

Why does this happen? What can we do about it?

Links:

• Trust in news media is up vs 2016
• BBC, Fox News, and PBS are most trusted
• CNN and MSNBC go impeachment-crazy over Buzzfeed story

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