"Fake news" as a term appeared in the corporate media one day after the Presidential election: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=fake%20news https://t

"Fake news" as a term appeared in the corporate media one day after the Presidential election: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=fake%20news https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=fake%20news They chose to focus on fake news instead of Hillary's failings as a candidate. As far as I can tell it was a narrative tailored to exculpate her of blame for losing.