The problem is that sometimes a fake news article gets picked by a more reputable outlet and disseminated to other news sites from there. Unless an article cite

The problem is that sometimes a fake news article gets picked by a more reputable outlet and disseminated to other news sites from there. Unless an article cites their sources, it's sometimes difficult to be sure whether they're reporting something based on their own investigation into the matter, or whether they're just regurgitating something they saw in another article.