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> it only came from one person/group

I disagree. While dubbing things “misinformation” was extremely prevalent coming from democrats and those on the left, things like Trump and his supporters dubbing certain reports “fake news” show everyone has concerns.

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The term “fake news“ itself came from the left.

That was about actual fake news, not news with a spin I don't like.

https://www.wired.com/2017/02/veles-macedonia-fake-news/

Right, misinformation. Reasonable people can disagree about where the line between “actual fake news” and “news with a spin I don’t like” is.

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