Of course, there are also a few more reasons this sort of 'misinformation' is becoming an issue. Like all the sites online that actively make up news and storie

Of course, there are also a few more reasons this sort of 'misinformation' is becoming an issue. Like all the sites online that actively make up news and stories to get clicks on social media, while only saying its 'satire' someone deep in a disclaimer page linked from the footer. It's pretty hard not to be misinformed if the internet is filled with deliberately misleading fake news sites that try and capitalise on people's fears and political opinions to get ad clicks. Just look how many debunked stories on Snopes comes from sites whose sole purpose is to trick people on Facebook. In addition to this, a lot of journalists need to ask themselves whether people's distrust of them comes from them being treated as 'idiots' by the press that's supposed to represent them. There's a point here where the article says: "Only about 20% feel positive towards newspapers today, again following the decline in trust in our politicians." But how about another reason? It's not just the fact the politicians are seen as almost completely non trustworthy, but the fact the press are seen as completely out of touch and more interested in supporting the 'status quo' than the population. It's the fact that having an opinion to the left or right of the media gets you labelled as 'crazy' or 'bigoted' or 'horrible'. That supporting Sanders gets you called a 'Bernie Bro'. Etc. The level of contempt a lot of journalists show towards their audience leads to people hating them, which leads them finding people that exploit that hatred for less noble ends (usually extremist groups and publications). That's something else the press needs to fix, and fast.