As an atheist, I view religious texts as "fake news." Science and history are direct evidence that proves religions are incorrect about our human origins, etc.

But, because of Trump, we now are questioning and even refuting journalism that publishes facts as fiction. When I watch the news, I am under the impression that these professional journalists are representing the facts about a story.

Fox news has time and time again, not reported the facts as much as their news personalities opinions. Based on other news agencies, it's easy enough to prove Fox news omits certain things they don't like, to make their alt-right agenda come through to their viewers. Even present Fox employees have reported being unhappy with Fox's inability to reveal all of the facts about a subject.

But Trump and his cronies have tried to discredit any news that doesn't fit their agenda. How do we establish that the other news agencies are actually reporting facts?

I dislike the word "faith". But we do need to believe our news agencies. We can't be everywhere to see these stories in person, so we rely on the professionals to provide that information.

Thoughts?