A “news story” (no source mentioned on the one we received) on the Internet falls into the category of fake news. Some people are just now awakening to the fact that anybody can put anything on the Internet.A recent example was a story that said Hillary Clinton carried only 57 counties out of the 3,141 counties in the United States. The story said Donald Trump carried 3,084.The Associated Press, which has a solid record for accuracy, came out with a story the past week proving that the Internet story was not true. The AP found that Clinton won 487 counties nationwide, compared with 2,626 that went for Trump.“The story appeared on several viral content sites that cater to some of Trump’s supporters,” the AP said. The fake story also said Clinton won the popular vote by approximately 1.5 million votes. It also said, “In the five counties that encompass NYC (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond and Queens) Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump, which the story said accounted for the entirety of her lead in the national popular vote. (Clinton only won four of these counties. Trump won Richmond.) The AP found those words to be false.An AP count found that Clinton beat Trump by roughly 1.5 million votes in New York City. Nationwide, Clinton holds a popular vote lead by more than 2 million.Use caution when reading “news stories” on the Internet, be skeptical of stories about politics and candidates, or of “stories” about issues. Also, seek a source for claims. It doesn’t take much time to seek a source.Don’t pass these “fake stories” on to friends, or to anybody. Don’t be a party to passing on “fake news.”