alt Hacker NewsI think there's a difference between trying to stay informed and seeking information. I swipe to my newsfeed and see seven stories ranging from local to national, from local news station to fox to New York times. Fact checking each of these stories will take time that I do not care to spend, and I imagine most folks will not.
That begs the question: If you don't care about these stories enough to do anything to verify, then why do you care to hear/see/read these stories?
The only rational answer is that they are just entertainment to you. And to most other people.