"A great deal of pontificating has been done recently on the depths and dangers of “fake news,”" The DNC (and DNC-linked media) needed some reason for why Hill

"A great deal of pontificating has been done recently on the depths and dangers of “fake news,”" The DNC (and DNC-linked media) needed some reason for why Hillary lost the election that didn't involve admitting that she was a terrible candidate. Hence why "fake news" went from being not talked about to being talked about in the media repeatedly all of a sudden because it's a narrative that fits.