Can We Stop Fake News?

It’s June 14th. You’re listening to a special edition of the President’s Daily Brief. If you have listened to the PDB since the beginning, you will likely remember this edition of the PDB. Unfortunately, Bryan has fallen ill and so we have returned to one of our favorite briefs that a large portion of our audience still has not yet heard.

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"Fake news" isn't new. We have had biased, leaning, and flat-out misleading news for a very long time. From William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer to the 2016 Presidential Election, this special brief takes a look at the history of fake news. Also, a suggestion on how to combat the urge to stop reading after the headline,

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