As fake news spreads lies, more readers shrug at truth

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the main argument here is that:
the main problem with fake news online used to be that it may cause others to think that the fake news is real....
BUT now, the problem is that people actually KNOW that the fake news are FAKE, 'cos some of them are so ridiculous; they will not believe them at all....but knowing that there is so much fake news online will also make them sceptical when they eventually come across REAL news....Overall, this scepticism over news online (whether fake or real) will cause people to be distrustful with online news and HOLD ON TO THEIR PREJUDICED VIEWS MORE STEADFASTLY. And who/what do we blame for this? Bingo! The fake news ciruclating online!

In the context of the US election, some pple are already prejudiced in favour of Trump becoz of the promises he gave them. Becoz of their distrust of online media, they do not believe the valid questions on Trump's policies, as well as the valid excuses for Hillary. The media thus didnt have a chance to rectify their flawed prejudice. Yup, the media did provide the accurate info, but all is futile coz pple distrust these accurate info online. This can be traced to the widespread circulation of lies and untruths inline that makes pple distrustful of online newsl hence pple voted unwisely for Trumo.

So the case is not so much that pple believe the fake news online, but that the prevalence of fake news online make pple lose trust in it and fall back on their initial prejudiced views instead. It is this latter that is where the damage lies.....