We begin our survey with samples of FRESH AIR, to look at what “fake” news and Pizzagate have in common in an interview by Dave Davies with Craig Silverman of Buzzzfeed. Next, Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt discuss the matter with guest Alex Blumberg on REPLY ALL. We hear clips of clips of THE OPPERMAN REPORT, where a private investigator is on the trail with guests William Ramsey and Kurt Richard Haskell.
 Journalist David Seaman, talks with THE HIGHERSIDE CHATS host Greg Carlwood. 
Music Theme:“News”: by Dire Straits Mercury Records ltd. London and licensed to Warner Bros. Records. Closing Music: “Masters of War” by Bob Dylan, from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, from Sony Music.