Sixyear high. Welcome to countdown. We have some pretty big news to get through the day. The airliner was shot down over the Eastern Ukraine. The government blamed the attack on prorussian rebels. Deniedebels responsibility. It appears a russianmade ryanle hit the plane, chilcote is ukraine with more. Give us a sense of what you have been experience. The russian rebels they are arguing that this was done with a service to air missile. This was fired at some point yesterday in that area of Eastern Ukraine. A different ward. And Ukrainian Forces. The insurgents have denied that. The question of course is i was flying here is what was flight 17 doing there at all. That plane was traveling at 33,000 feet. There were restrictions. The Malaysian Air flight was in the right war was allowed to be flying where it was. Obviously, what was clear was a surface to air missile is what nato calls a gadfly. Today is manyeen Many Airlines saying that they are not going to find east of the country. Goin
Fields. And there are reports that rebels are stealing from the dead. Picking through some of the victims personal belongings. Malaysia is deeply concerned that a crash site has not been properly secured. Reporter the only american on board was 19yearold Quinn Schansman born in new jersey but moves to the netherlands. As a parent you just hope that none of the children or the grandchildren they all go before you. And now it has happened. Reporter today, malaysia sent a team of investigators to ukraine as the mother of one of the flight attendants on board mh 17 cant believe that country is dealing with two highprofile aviation disasters. But this time, there is wreckage. Though still no answer as to who brought the plane down. The Ukrainian Government released an audio recording it claims is a russian commander declaring his men had shot down a plane. Russia denies any responsibility. David begnaud for cbs news, new york. Several of the people on board the Malaysia Airlines flight were
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He interviewed the victims of fake news stories and the perpetrators of those stories. And he went inside the newsrooms sorting fact from fiction. Tonight this is your special look at after truth, disinformation and the cost of fake news. As someone working in politics in d. C. , what do you think about fake news . I would use fake news as a weapon, its out there. Germansse weapons, what are you going to do . It doesnt mean you like chemical weapons, you do what you have to do. I tried some fake news. Theyre terrible consequences, so what, thats what i say, so what. Whats the big deal. Weve always taken the position in this country, let it all come out, let it judge. Despite the dangers. How can the people judge fake stories and lies . Or do you think were in a post truth moment . I dont know. I mean, what is truth . You study philosophy. Theres no reality, theres only perception. Most philosophers would tell you, theres no such thing as truth to begin with. There is this ecosystem tha