Reputable news sources cross-check and criticize other reputable sources, and reputable sources publish corrections and retractions. They may be imperfect but t

Reputable news sources cross-check and criticize other reputable sources, and reputable sources publish corrections and retractions. They may be imperfect but they are trying to tell the truth. Reputable news sources generally don't bother with #fakenews sites (Brietbart, Infowars, Red State, Daily Caller, The Blaze etc) because they have no interest in telling the truth. Reputable news sources are sustained by a structure based on trained professional reporters and subeditors, fact-checkers, ombudsmen (who review complaints and publish corrections), codes of conduct etc. Fake news sites are not.