The war with the media is not a smoke screen.  It is a deliberate attempt by the Trump-ites to confuse the people into not knowing what are lies and what aren't lies based on a media source.   Americans - known for not trusting their "gubament" - are putting their trust in this guy though.  It truly is scary.  Watch how their supporters will aim at a particular media outlet.  Unfortunately, you can fool some of the people all of the time.