> No real repercussions are to be found

This is simply not true.

Almost every day media around the world are subject to libel lawsuits. Recently, Newsmax and Fox News were sued by Dominion Voting Systems and their employees and Meghan Markle sued Daily Mail for publishing personal letters.

And most of the respectable news organisations still abide by the core tenets of journalism e.g. multiple, vetted sources.