One year ago this week, president-elect Donald Trump repeatedly complained about CNN and tweeted a totally baseless conspiracy theory. You might be numb to it by now, or you might still find it shocking. Every time he does this, every time he blasts the free press and promotes an alternative pro-Trump universe, it's a setback for media literacy and an informed citizenry. When CNN pointed out the holes in Trump's tweet, he posted a string of tweets bashing CNN. Fox's Laura Ingraham, for example, played along with Trump's idea for a "fake news" contest: "This is really funny.

Source: CNN November 27, 2017 17:37 UTC