You
really have to be on your toes with news these days – and that takes work! We
now have a superabundance of news sources. International news is easily
accessible. Social media is awash with ‘information’. But how much of it is
true? What is biased, exaggerated, cleverly spun, or just plain fabricated?
The
world wide web (www) was supposed to join us together – and I suppose that means,
unify us. However, if anything the world seems to have become more divisive.
Opposing groups are accusing each other of broadcasting ‘fake news’.