:::Also, it doesn't matter what the MSM does or does not publish--Trump supports were the subjects, not perpetrators, of numerous incidents of violence. They may be sweeping this under the carpet, but it is our job not to let them succeed completely. Even if they did hire people to pretend to be Trump supporters and cause violence, the truth still exists. Some of it may be too deeply buried to prove, but we need to make an effort.--[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</sup> 00:00, 27 June 2017 (EDT)
:::::[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-can-you-still-doubt-trumps-intelligence/2017/06/23/6d10aab8-5856-11e7-a204-ad706461fa4f_story.html?utm_term=.8d30268a7d59 Kathleen Parker has the best take on it yet]. Trump baited Comey into leaking. She's not only was he fired, he's now exposed as the treachous double-dealing subversive with a reputation in the dumpster. Here article is an object lesson now for anyone in Washington wanting to cross Trump's path. They are not dealing with a politician who's always looking for cover - they're dealing with a businessman who looks toward the bottomline results and won't accept failure. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Deep Six the Deep State!'']]</sup> 00:53, 27 June 2017 (EDT)
::I concede the point. I never thought that the "James Comey better hope there aren't tapes" tweet was fake news; I just wanted to be sure it didn't get totally censored. If it's in a more appropriate place at Conservapedia, that's fine. Publicly threatening a federal official (or, in this case, a former official) is despicable, reprehensible, and totally beneath expected standards for Presidential behavior, but it isn't "fake news". [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 01:24, 27 June 2017 (EDT)
== Another usage ==
Before the common usage in the 2016 election cycle, the term "fake news" had been used to describe satirical news media with intentional falsehoods inserted for humorous value rather than malicious deceit (''The Onion'', ''The Daily Show'', ''UnNews'', etc.) Should this usage of the term be incorporated in the article in some fashion? --[[User:Anglican|Anglican]] ([[User talk:Anglican|talk]]) 12:31, 26 June 2017 (EDT)
:Yes. Things like The Onion, The Daily Show, etc., should be listed as pre-2016-election examples of fake news. Basically, they constitute the early transition from supermarket tabloids printed on paper to internet news, before the recent deluge. I'm probably going to work on that. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 01:24, 27 June 2017 (EDT)