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    The truth is out there… but at what cost?

    The internet is chock-full of stories disseminated by everyone from the New York and LA Times to the Wall Street Journal… and New York Post.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Dec 17, 2016 • 14m Listen

    It’s 2016, and the information is easy. The internet is chock-full of stories disseminated by everyone from the New York and LA Times to the Wall Street Journal… and New York Post. But other journalism websites that are not so well-known are spreading what they call "news," as well. Those sites make a lot of things up for partisan gain. Some of it is to sway voters. A lot of it is to make money.

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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Jacob Soboroff

      journalist and author of “Separated: Inside an American Tragedy”

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      Gabriel Kahn

      Professor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Publisher/editor of Crosstown LA

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