“The fact that the term fake news is now in the regular vocabulary of the American people is evidence enough Americans know the news is fake.”

—  Bill Whittle

"Hot Mic - Rejecting Fake News" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NShYFk9VCYs (25 July 2017)
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