Does Fake News Mislead the Public?

After reading Issue 9 "Does Fake News Mislead the Public" I came to the conclusion that fake news does mislead the public. Both sides of the argument have really good points and reasons why news does or doesn't mislead the public, but after really thinking about my own life situations and how I've seen fake news I would definitely say that I have been mislead and miss informed. Even the real news now a days is fake in some aspect. It's very hard now-a-days to find the real truth especially with shows like The Daily Show giving us our main source of entertainment and news. Younger generations seem to seek out the more entertaining and comedic shows rather than the truthful more insightful shows. As we read in the book less than 20% of youth read the newspaper daily because they seek the more entertaining sources of information such as Jay Leno, David Letterman, or Jon Stewart. All of these shows are somewhat true, but they all seem to stretch the truth and the people who watch this(mostly younger generations) will believe what they say not only because they like the show, but also because it's their only source of news. I know that in my life that most of my news comes from friends and shows similar to The Daily Show. As part of America's youth I honestly don't want to watch old men sit around a table and talk about politics and I am sure there are plenty of people who feel the same way. Our generation is obsessed with humor and what better way to make the news more interesting than to make it a comedy. Also I believe the reason why the public is so mislead by the news is because we think that everything we see or hear on TV must be true just for the simple fact that we do not think TV would lie to us. The sad part about this is that television is all about their ratings and they will do anything to get them higher, even lie. Overall fake news does mislead the public and with the media becoming an even bigger part of today's essential needs I think that even more people will be misinformed and the truth will become a lost cause.