President Trump claims — falsely — that he invented the term “fake news.”
He didn’t, of course, but he sure has popularized it. By one count, he has uttered the word “fake” more than 400 times since he was elected, usually applied to stories, journalists or news organizations.
“I’m so proud I’ve been able to convince people how fake it is,” he bragged to Lou Dobbs, one of his favorite media toadies, on Fox Business Network last fall, talking about mainstream media reporting. He specifically called out CBS and NBC, and, of course, he has consistently trashed the New York Times.
