It's not easy, that's for sure. But this is also not a new problem. The field of journalism exists to address these complicated issues, which emerge from basic

It's not easy, that's for sure. But this is also not a new problem. The field of journalism exists to address these complicated issues, which emerge from basic human communication rather than any recent technological advancement. In a real sense, truth is whatever society wants it to be and every attempt to fact check will be a political battle shrouding/suppressing potential physical violence. I'm not sure what the solution is other than our society finding a baseline of common truth first before addressing points where we differ. Also, the US previously had the fairness doctrine which seems to have worked well in comparison with this era without it (though I have not done much research into it, and I can see how an administration like the one we have today would abuse it).