How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth.

(…) Caitlin Dewey, a reporter at The Washington Post who once wrote a column called “What Was Fake on the Internet This Week” (…) decided to hang up her fact-checking hat because she had doubts that she was convincing anyone. “In many ways the debunking just reinforced the sense of alienation or outrage that people feel about the topic, and ultimately you’ve done more harm than good,” she said.