Robert Love gives us some historical perspective on non-factual "news." My favorite bit comes from his report of a 1903 Washington Post article on the unreliability of news garnered by remote stringers.
I'm still surprised whenever approached by some faithless audiophile hair thinning, ears sagging, belly bulging and asked (seriously): "Do you think there's any hope for our industry?"
I'm on deadline, so of course all I can think about is dinner. Think I'll go upstairs and start some chhole cooking, steam up a bunch of brown basmati rice, and mix up a raita—think I'll add some fresh mint, cilantro, and a chopped, drained tomato to that last 'un.