Originally Posted by
DawgyNWindow
Well, first they determine what is "fake" and which sites are "fake", and assume that the mainstream media has the facts right.
The reason some of these so-called "fake" sites exist in the first place is because the network media (and newspapers) are so biased that they cannot be trusted. When you start getting internal memos stating that the candidate of their choice will be getting debate questions ahead of time, you should naturally look elsewhere for your news. Old school media has become an agent of one of the political parties.