Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the daily article for Tuesday, August 21st, 2018.

Today's daily article is written by Chris Elkins, our brand director with Denison Forum.

I hope you enjoy his perspective on news discern differently.

Is All the News Fake? By Chris Elkins.

Last week, it was reported that Malaysia repealed its fake news law.

This Asian nation is one of the first countries in the world to reconsider how to control this societal nemesis.

But aren't you already wondering whether that story is also fake news?

Since Missouri has long been known as the

Show Me State, I wonder how they're dealing with this dilemma. Is seeing believing? There's a scam

going around currently where people are called by someone claiming to be an official with the IRS.

That official claims that the victim owes a bogus tax bill. Often the victim is

conned into sending cash through wire transfers or prepaid debit cards to settle a fake debt.

The IRS has told the public time and again that they will not use this kind of tactic.

In an age, when pictures are photoshopped,

stories are spun, and anonymous slander is rampant, who or what can you believe? Last week,

I received a notice by email that a well-known bank had sent over $1,000 out of my account to a named payee.

The email asked me to verify the transaction by replying to the email.

Trouble is, I don't have any accounts with that particular bank.

Upon closer inspection of the email, the bank's logo was not authentic,

and the email of the sender was in no way connected to that bank.

Now, more than ever, caveat mTOR.

Buyer beware. Fake news is everywhere.

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