It irks me that people adopted "fake news" just because Trump used that term. — Terrapin Station
Also, as a general rule of thumb when trying to understand the happenings in the world that cannot be empirically confirmed, ask yourself "Who stands to gain?" — Tzeentch
Colloquially, people have adopted "fake news" to simply refer to "any news I don't like/disagree with idologically." — Terrapin Station
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