Hiku said:
You always have to fact check corporate news media. We've always known that.
The problem with the whole "fake news" hysteria is that Trump calls real news that he doesn't like "fake news" as well.
For example, this really started blowing up when he called CNN's report on the so called "pee pee tape" fake news.
But their report was accurate. They reported that Obama and Trump had been briefed on the dossier by US intelligence agencies, who could not verify whether or not the incident in Moscow really occurred. It then landed in the hands of John McCain who forwarded it to the FBI. McCain even confirmed this.
But because Trump claims that the incident in Moscow never happened (which CNN never claimed, and even specified that intelligence agencies were not able to verify it), he calls the entire thing "fake news".
This is just a way to discredit media over accurate reports that he doesn't like. And that is very dangerous when there are so many people who believe so much of what he says, and are not tech savvy enough to fact check things for themselves. Probably why he gets away with so many lies.
When corporate news media are factually wrong, they deserve to be admonished for that. And that should be done by pointing out the correct facts. Instead we commonly see terms being thrown around rather than specifics. "Fake news" rather than what exactly was inaccurate and how. And "they're unfair to Trump" rather than how/why.
The way to fix ambiguity and misconception is to discuss the specifics.
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Trump’s reading comprehension borders on illiteracy. So when he reads an article, he doesn’t internalize anything they’re saying and skips the words that are too difficult. Then, in his mind, develops the story into something it’s not.
