[chiefalchemist]

While the dumb'ed down term making the rounds is "fake news" the really issue is what comes down to faux journalism. Publishing something a "news" that's been fact checked doesn't make it legit if there's a baked in spin/bias that intentional ignores other facts, different POVs, etc. We're getting mostly grade school story telling, and too often that's being passed off as journalism.

In short, the problem isn't fake news. That's easy enough to spot. The problem is the rampant propaganda as embraced by just about ever major mainstream "news" outlet. Most are perceived as legit, but few, at this point, actually deserve that level of respect.