Yes, liberals, you’re right: #FakeNews got Trump elected. But not how you think.

Let’s fast-forward through the schadenfreude-esque fun of watching The New York Times (“fake but accurate!”) and Brian Williams (“MY fake news got shot down over Iraq!”) wringing their hands over the current state of journalism and get to the real story of fake news: The “fake” part isn’t the problem. It’s the real news the media have declared “fake.”

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