There is such thing as "fake news". The Onion is "fake news". But that's not what you're talking about. You're talking about the sorts of things Breitbart will put out--purposefully inaccurate or outright fake news stories with just enough real world context to appear real to gullible readers, designed to manipulate them. Propaganda. There's some on the left, and some on the right.
But that's not what the president is referring to, either.
The term "fake news" is being used overwhelmingly by the Trump administration in an attempt to delegitimize reputable news outlets, to manipulate their base in to believing only them or the outlets they sponsor. It's what dictators do, and if any policies are enacted it's a blatant violation of the constitution. The fact that they're putting out surveys asking their base if they think the government should step in to do something about the media is incredibly messed up. They're looking for permission to strip away our freedom of speech. The 1st Amendment is the most important thing the people have to defend ourselves with. The government has absolutely no business touching it. If we have a problem with the biased media, it is up to citizens to do something about it, not the government.
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