Normanalize This

“It’s hard to know how to deal with the prevalence of misinformation in a society in which we revere freedom of expression. There are a lot of smart people working on technical ways for companies such as Google and Facebook to identify sites that peddle hoax news and warn readers about them — and deny them ad revenue. But there is a bigger civic challenge facing all of us.” The great Norman Lear chimes in on one of the issues of our era: Why Do People Fall For Fake News?

+ “The stacked boxes of ballots pre-marked for Hillary Clinton.” From the NYT: From Headline to Photograph, a Fake News Masterpiece.

+ Media Matters: How Media Outlets Helped Trump Push A Fake News Story About Bikers And His Inauguration.