3 Some have suggested that purveyors of “fake news” be punished in some way for misleading the public, while staunch advocates of the First Amendment’s right to free speech say it gives media or social media outlets the right to lie, as long as they do not defame the subject, and it is up to the news consumer to “do his or her homework”

and fact-check. Do you think there should be some sort of informal sanction on those who purposely mislead the public, or is everyone responsible for his or her own vetting of any news story? Explain.