60 Minutes
Fake News | Chess Country | Attack in Garland
Season 49, Episode 27 · Aired 2017-03-26
Synopsis
Fake News: The phrase "fake news" has been used by Trump to discredit responsible reporting that he dislikes. But 60 Minutes' investigation looks at truly fake news created by con-artists. Chess Country: Grade-school chess teams from Franklin County, Mississippi, blow past stereotypes about who can play chess and win national recognition. Attack in Garland: A terrorist attack in Texas by two U.S. citizens shows how hard it is to prevent such an attack -- even when one of the terrorists is well-known to the FBI.
In the series
This episode is part of 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS.
Tick-tick-tick — Sunday night investigative theater that outrated sitcoms.
Key cast
- Mike Wallace as Correspondent
- Morley Safer as Correspondent
- Harry Reasoner as Correspondent
- Ed Bradley as Correspondent
- Diane Sawyer as Correspondent
Also in season 49
- S49E01 The King | The New Cold War | The Picasso Portfolio
- S49E02 The Artic Frontier | Don't Mess with Mary Quin | Nate Parker
- S49E03 Breaking Good | Artificial Intelligence | Gorilla Doctors
- S49E04 Finding Refuge | The Brothers Rosenberg
- S49E05 Ask Ohio | Thrown for a Loss | The Influncers
- S49E06 In God's Name | The Pot Vote | The Music of Zomba Prison