Not that I would confuse CNN as actual journalism with investigative journalists but how many times a day does CNN say "we have not been able to independently v

Not that I would confuse CNN as actual journalism with investigative journalists but how many times a day does CNN say "we have not been able to independently verify" about a story, yet doesn't bother with stuff like this? How can these places claim "freedom of the press" without having to prove they are "press" or what "press" even is?