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It isn't news if you don't report on it while it's ongoing. If the police is on the hunt for a serial killer, you don't wait until the serial killer has been caught, the police have gathered evidence, and he's been convicted guilty in a court before you report on it. It would have been fake news if the claim originated from the media, but they reported what someone else said. That's not fake news. It's reporting about someone else's false claim.