Media complicity in rise of the 'zombie president' conspiracy

A new twist on birtherism is out there — another one of those stories the media knows isn’t true but, eager for ratings and readers, just can’t resist.

Headline this latest fable as “Is Joe Biden really in charge of anything, including himself?”

It’s a persistent conspiracy canard that demonstrates how some journalists and Republicans continue to play by Donald Trump’s media rules, long after they should have been discarded.