"Although news outlets are meant to be impartial, they have never been perfectly unbiased. Another layer was added to the ongoing debate over the role of news media after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, when allegations of fake news surfaced. How can people know which news sources to trust? This volume explores the fake news phenomenon and offers readers tips on how to be critical of what they see reported"--Amazon.com.

"Portions of this book originally appeared in Bias in the Media by Hal Marcovitz."

Introduction: history of media bias -- Where does media bias come from? -- Cable entertainment and fake news -- The internet and journalism -- Other sources of bias -- Is all media biased?.