> It seems that when there is an agenda to advance, all reason and skepticism go out the window. Perhaps it seems that way to you, but that theory isn't fleshe

> It seems that when there is an agenda to advance, all reason and skepticism go out the window. Perhaps it seems that way to you, but that theory isn't fleshed out by the two pieces of evidence you provided (or any evidence I'm aware of). I can't use your theory to explain or predict the veracity of stories on, say, the front page, op-ed page, and back page of a widely read newspaper. I can explain and predict that with a theory like Chomsky and Herman's "Manufacturing Consent" (even if I don't agree with every single case study and argument in their book). However, I can explain and predict the veracity of Facebook fake news links by pointing out they aren't news because don't adhere to journalistic standards.