Now that the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump has ended in an acquittal that left many feeling that justice was undone, we can get back to actual courtrooms where judges are wise, attorneys are honest, witnesses are truthful and jurors are always unbiased.

Welcome to a world where you can’t trust a single thing you hear. The news is dismissed as “fake,” and the information we receive comes with alternating prefixes — “mis” or “dis.” Is anything we’re told ever true?