US President Donald Trump’s definition of fake news is “fundamentally fake”, meant to smear those who hold the powerful to account, the New York Times Managing Editor said here on Wednesday.
Trump often refers to the mainstream media as “fake news” and says that he, instead, prefers the social media to get his message out to the public.
“President Trump’s use of fake news is the real problem. The President’s definition of fake news is fundamentally fake.
It’s an all purpose term to smear those who hold the powerful to account,” said Managing Editor Joseph Kahn during a panel session at the World Economic Forum here.