What's the solution? A powerful enough regulatory framework to fine (or otherwise punish) proven misinformation?
Even then it's probably hard to prove that insufficient checking was performed at publication time
Even then it's probably hard to prove that insufficient checking was performed at publication time
In theory, subscribers will leave outlets that lie to them for outlets that are more honest and fact-based. Or, if I'm pessimistic, subscribers will give money to whoever does rage-bait the best...
You could I suppose allow adverts where the information is strictly for entertainment, but given that was Fox News defence... I think it probably wouldn't work.