Forty years ago, when citizens band radio was all the rage, it was said that CB radio had given millions of people with nothing to say a forum on which to say it.

Gimme a big 10-4 on that, Good Buddy? Today, that forum has been largely replaced by the Internet, and more specifically, by social media. Anybody can put anything on the Web, and because it’s in writing, it somehow acquires unwarranted credibility.