What if discrediting the media is the point? Certain politicians say abhorrent things all of the time and go out of their way to vilify the media. A well-plante

What if discrediting the media is the point? Certain politicians say abhorrent things all of the time and go out of their way to vilify the media. A well-planted deepfake that makes a news cycle before being discredited would give them a permanent excuse to dismiss anything as "fake news". I'm surprised that it didn't happen in 2020.