Nah. This conflagratory term "fake news" deliberately muddles "things that aren't very important" with "lies told by officials". I think the second needs to be

Nah. This conflagratory term "fake news" deliberately muddles "things that aren't very important" with "lies told by officials". I think the second needs to be a condition of public office. You deliberately lie, or show a pattern of not giving a shit about the truth, pack your bags and get a private sector job. Conversely and perversely, the varied institutions of public office seem to protect politicians' speech. This seems deeply wrong. And obviously this seems partisan at the moment because there's currrently a 200lb orangutan as POTUS who can't keep his story straight about anything... But this is a standard we should all want, for all out politicians, worldwide. Just to be clear, I think you have to be allowed to say this stuff, I just think that ends at the point where you're a public official. You can still say it, but you'll lose your job.