And the tweet from the 3B coach about Trout is another example. That was getting traction on mainstream media. Who knows how true it is, but just an example of the change in landscape that a guy claiming something is newsworthy without any research into the validity of it. Fake News is rampant across all media outlets. This isn't really new, however, the current political climate has bred a whole new animal when it comes to fake news. I think news outlets have to cover this stuff when it goes viral. That doesn't necessarily mean they are reporting something as fact. It was a real media person that figured out it wasn't really Beltran's niece. The issue is too many people are getting and spreading "news" from non news sources. I do think reporters being on Twitter and re-tweeting and/or commenting on unsourced issues has blurred the lines and muddies the water for people.