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>> It routinely manufatures fake news and rumors...

For which there is and should be plenty of room in a functioning society that is free to voice its opinion, however "pro-chaos".

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I guess even the lowest bar of news integrity is an optional choice when it comes to Hong Kong?

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 19: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Notice how there's no clause stating that this right is conditional on "news integrity".

Any country put limits on its media, and free media is not always a force for good:

https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/in-depth-the-63-uk-journalist...

In depth: The 63 UK journalists arrested and/or charged following the News of the World hacking scandal

That makes me laugh. I guess the United States is ran solely on this document and no other detailed laws.

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