“Fake news” is a term that has taken off in recent years, most infamously during the 2016 US presidential election. Biased news and sensationalism disguised as journalism has been around for a long time, but has been amplified through the internet and social media. There’s so much information today that it’s hard to decipher what’s real and what’s FUD. It’s become clear that the news we used to rely on — news that was supposed to be fact-based and impartial — is oftentimes no longer reliable.
