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Re:Fake news was illegal in 17th century colonial Massachusetts by rayiner on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @04:20PM (#17024610)
> Why shouldn't news organizations be held to a similar ethical or moral standard?

At best it gives an imprimatur of credibility to unreliable information. (E.g. as with the food pyramid, doctors' recommendations regarding salt and eggs, etc.)

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Re:Fake news was illegal in 17th century colonial Massachusetts by da_chicken on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @11:59AM (#17030863)
You could say the same of any expert opinion on any topic. That doesn't mean the wisdom of experts is less trustworthy, merely that humans aren't perfect.
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