Steve, that is the cancerous aspect of the term. The fact that it came from the so called POTUS, (or was that the fake president of the US) means that the whole news business is tarred with the epithet. While I understand @Edp’s concern, there are few who did not understand that at best politicians were wishful thinking and yes some resorting to wholesale distortions, ‘The pound in your pocket’ and other lies. The abuse of the term fake news means that anything and everything can be discredited in the minds of the gullible, ‘oh such and such politician said it was OK that is fake news it was really a lie. We all know they lie, so sugared water makes you slim not fat, vaccinations kill don’t protect.’
So the dissembling train rumbles onwards.
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