Let’s drop the term “fake news.” There are lies and there are verifiable events. Whether the story shows up on Facebook, on BuzzFeed, on the front page of the National Enquirer or in The Columbian, they are only real news if they are verifiable.
If you cannot produce verification, it is not “news.” It is not that hard to tell the difference.
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