Fakes, slop, distortions and spin: How the media environment made this Trump assassination attempt unbelievable

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In the minutes, hours and days following Saturday’s interrupted White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Americans were inundated by falsehoods and conspiracy theories from nearly every flank. The speed with which slop and junk sputtered forth has experts worried that audiences may be gro