This (the reports this article is answering to) is really a good example for the state of information and information spread on the Web. It does not just start

This (the reports this article is answering to) is really a good example for the state of information and information spread on the Web. It does not just start with "fake news" and manipulative messages, it' really about this kind of reporting, which is setting the standards – and it's mostly down-hill beyond those outlets. (This isn't specific to any domain or topic. Journalistic standards are mostly down to where they have been in the 1920s, with most of the lessons learned forgotten.)