Journalists seem to be pushing hard on the idea that what they report is is simply the facts and there is never any such thing as "alternative facts" - that is,

Journalists seem to be pushing hard on the idea that what they report is is simply the facts and there is never any such thing as "alternative facts" - that is, that anything that goes against what they report is simply a lie. Probably because it's easier to sell their complaints about social media as fighting to protect facts than as an attempt to protect their control over the political process.