Six months before the release of Shattered Glass, America got another dose of fake news when the New York Times revealed that its reporter, Jayson Blair, had the same bad habit. But, according to Bob Steele, a scholar at the Poynter Institute, it's more difficult than ever for reporters to successfully make stories up as they go along.

"My sense is that there are many more checks and balances now," he says. "Given the Internet, just about anybody can start comparing pieces and information and find out if someone has plagiarized or potentially fabricated information in a way that's inauthentic or inaccurate."

However, Steele emphasizes that cyberspace can be treacherous territory in terms of finding the truth.

"Given the nature and the amount of information on the Internet, it's important not to jump to conclusions," he says.

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