Federico Lombardi, spokesman for the Vatican, said “It is deplorable that there be a widespread distribution of news stories often not verified or verifiable — false even — that seriously damage people and institutions.”
I agree. We should all work to prevent the promulgating of rumours and lies, of fictions that damage some institutions (and prop up others), of stories that encourage prejudice and intolerance.
Let's start with the fairy tales about God and Moses and Jesus.