> These numbers are echoed across the rest of the world: They're mostly not a function of Donald Trump's war on "fake news". The underlying assumption here is

> These numbers are echoed across the rest of the world: They're mostly not a function of Donald Trump's war on "fake news". The underlying assumption here is that other areas of the world, outside of the United States, are not largely affected by US politics. Is this true? Maybe it depends on what other areas of the world they are talking about.