Although there is no real news out there right now (the economy is chugging along, the world is relatively stable), the 24-hour internet, corporate media, and social media keep churning out fantasies that aren't even closely related to reality.

This podcast looks at five exhibits highlighting how far removed American news is from actual news and how dangerously its perverting our political discourse.

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