Over the last few months, we've talked about the weird obsession some people upset by the results of the election have had with the concept of "fake news." We warned that focusing on "fake news" as a problem was not just silly and pointless, but that it would quickly morph into calls for censorship. And, even worse, that censorship power would be in the hands of whoever got to define what "fake news" was.
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Monday February 06 2017, @10:06PM
> Does anyone think -any- government 'fake news' Czar is ever going to punish the NYT or CNN?
If this misguided and probably unlawful idea were implemented during Mr. Trump's tenure, the New York Times would be a plausible target for enforcement:
The failing @nytimes has been wrong about me from the very beginning. Said I would lose the primaries, then the general election. FAKE NEWS!
-- https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/825328817833123840 [twitter.com]
Thr [sic] coverage about me in the @nytimes and the @washingtonpost gas been so false and angry that the times actually apologized to its...
...dwindling subscribers and readers.They got me wrong right from the beginning and still have not changed course, and never will. DISHONEST
-- https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/825329757646618624 [twitter.com] and https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/825331665509691393 [twitter.com]
Somebody with aptitude and conviction should buy the FAKE NEWS and failing @nytimes and either run it correctly or let it fold with dignity!
-- https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/825690087857995776 [twitter.com]
The failing @nytimes story is so totally wrong on transition. It is going so smoothly. Also, I have spoken to many foreign leaders.
-- https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/798861300453539840 [twitter.com]
Australia, New Zealand, and more. I am always available to them. @nytimes is just upset that they looked like fools in their coverage of me.
-- https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/798864532433211392 [twitter.com]
On another occasion, Mr. Trump asked the New York Times to retract a story. He also threatened to sue the paper over the story. He called one of its reporters "a disgusting human being" when she questioned him about the story.
http://www.nytco.com/the-new-york-timess-response-to-donald-trumps-retraction-letter/ [nytco.com]
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-plans-to-sue-the-new-york-times/ [cbsnews.com]
I doubt that CNN would be a sacred cow. Breitbart News, maybe.