https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/12/how-technology-disrupted-the-truth
Exceptional long-form piece on how social media and real-time, digital tech sometimes leads to a pervasive, vicious cycle of uncorroborated rumour-mongering making truth ever more elusive and less accessible. This is a really well-written article, and I would encourage everyone to take the time to read it.