Not just you Bronson, but I've been amazed at how some people have grabbed the idea of "fake" news – meaning made-up stuff, with no basis at all in fact – and tried to apply it to mainstream media, which definitely has room for improvement, but, generally speaking is nothing but facts. I'd probably argue, in turn, that mainstream media's biggest flaw right now is based on being "first," at any cost, and not being diligent and checking "facts" and putting them into context before reporting them. For example, it is a fact that Reince Priebus claimed Trump had a "landslide" electoral college victory, but underneath that fact is a series of other facts that make the initial fact dubious:   http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2016/nov/21/reince-priebus/despite-losing-popular-vote-donald-trump-won-elect/ ... so Priebus making that statement is not "fake" news but an attempt by him to create a false narrative about what happened