i THE FAKE NEWS CRISIS OF 2016: THE INFLUENCE OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES AND NEWS TRUST ON NEWS CONSUMER “INNOCENT SHARING” A Thesis by LaRissa L. Lawrie Bachelor of Arts, Wichita State University, 2017 Submitted to the Elliott School of Communication and the faculty of the Graduate School of Wichita State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts May 2019