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In this... unsettled world, where I can find myself terrified on a regular basis that the world is spinning down into a dark hole, there is also plenty to laugh about (It's a question of choosing to laugh rather than cry).

One place that I find humor is in imagining how Lois would react to having one of her stories called "fake news" or to hearing about "alternative facts". Or imagining how Clark would react to being told he was living in a post truth world. (Can Superman stand for truth, justice, etc. if there is no such thing as truth?)

Unfortunately, I've been quite sick lately so haven't had a chance to pursue a story about how Lois and Clark might react to the current attack on the press, facts and truth. So I put this idea out there to see if anyone might be inspired to write a story.

Great idea, MLT. I can see Lois fighting back and Clark having to reign her in to make sure things don't get worse for reporters. Perry White would blow his stack and be fighting for justice right along with them.


May you and your muse feel better soon. My muse has been blue recently, too. We have never needed heroes more. A world without hope is a sad world, indeed.

So sorry to hear that, ML! Hope you'll get better soon

The Fake News bit actually dovetails really well into Lex's takeover of the Daily Planet and the whole Metropolis Star and yellow press bits of the show and fanfics Oh, and Lois would probably get arrested for Murder One if they called her stories fake.

Michael