> Before a newspaper would publish an article, they would have extensive fact checkers rake the article over the coals, to ensure that no known falsehoods would

> Before a newspaper would publish an article, they would have extensive fact checkers rake the article over the coals, to ensure that no known falsehoods would be printed. What? The news media has literally started wars due to not fact checking and prioritizing profits. See the origins of "yellow journalism" and the Spanish-American war. It has always been sensational and politicized.