An echo chamber full of fake news? Blame Google and Facebook, says Murdoch chief

Ad 'duopoly' has markets and public opinion by the short ones

Former Times editor and News International chief executive Robert Thomson has launched a precision attack on the "duopoly" of Google and Facebook. As debate rages around what role "fake news" played in electing Donald Trump, Thomson points out that whether news is "real" or "fake", Google and Facebook don't care. Either way, they win."