The Impact of Fake News

In relation to the distrust of the media, and the "fake news" that we discussed in class today, I recently watched this clip of a CNN reporter questioning Trump supporters. This video is particularly disturbing, because even though the reporter traces the threads of the Facebook news posts and proves that they have been debunked, the supporters still believe the news, and give Trump the benefit of the doubt, when there is a significant amount of doubt. The video clip that I am referencing is the second one in the article: Longtime Trump supporters on recent decision 08:38