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Yellow journalism: Noun: “journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.” Occasionally used in the last century to sell newspapers, it was a precursor to the fake news we encounter today.

There is a difference in misinterpretation and blatant manipulation of facts hoping to gain political influence. From an article in Popular Science, “As partisans, pundits and even governments weaponize information to exploit our regional, gender and ethnic differences,” we find ourselves challenged to filter and fact-check the deluge of information that floods the airways and social med...