[chupa-chups]

So true, and in my point of view one of the, if not the, most relevant aspects of the fake news pandemic: journalists not strictly adhering to known and provable facts.

This opens a flank to bullshitters, and in the matter of bullshit they will outperform anyone else, since that's their ground.

In my view of a non-fake-news world, journalists would always (1) provide a link to independent sources where possible.

(1) if possible, i.e. when it doesn't endanger someones life.