Misinformation muddle threatens foundations of civilized society
HuffPost editor Lydia Polgreen warns of the dire consequences with the proliferation of fake news that threatens the “information ecosystem on which modern civilization depends.” Says Polgreen, “The collapse of the information ecosystem has already wreaked havoc on our political systems. It has undermined democratic elections. It has shaken basic trust in institutions. It has left us with a world in which anyone is free to choose their own facts. It threatens to fundamentally destabilize