I've said it before on here but it is worth repeating, "fake news" is a meaningless term now.  The problem with it is that people use it to describe news that they disagree with.  This is done on both sides of the political spectrum.  It is especially dangerous when used on MSM outlets like this newspaper.

When MSM outlets, with their fact checkers and actual journalists, are labelled as "fake news", that in turn makes the actual fake news out there more legitimate.

"Fake news" is a real problem, and that problem is that most people who use the term don't know what "fake news" really is.