As we know, the term "fake news" began in response to wacky right wing websites that constantly belch out wild "stories" that end up being untrue.
Also as we know, you can always tell when wingers (either side) are stung by a term: They immediately try to co-opt it, and that's just what the Right did.
Another example of this tactic is the way the Left has put a great deal of effort into co-opting "snowflake" & "triggered", because they are stung by THOSE terms.
It's a silly game the ends play. The Right has had much better success co-opting "fake news" only because of Trump's bully pulpit. Constantly.
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s0n.....the only people who think "fake news" is ascribed to right wing media are progressive hyper-partisans obsessed with internet forums. Before the election, 90% of the media stories were negative on Trump yet he cleaned clocks in the election. Almost all of the media was siding with Aunt Hilda. "Fake News" became part of the political landscape out of perpetual absurd stories from the msm like Trump is a racist for ordering a vanilla ice cream cone at Carvel all the time.That means the folks out in the real world.........who vote.......... perceived the msm as engineering fake news. As usual, the liberal elites went overboard negative.........they cant help themselves. Always doing it wrong.
I agree with you about the left co-opting "snowflake"............which is pretty hysterical stuff.