The latest trend for the national news media? Hating on what they label "fake news." Sure, fake news is terrible and really doesn't help anyone, but the "real news" outlets are guilty of reporting fake news all the time.

Just think about how many times you've seen a Black Lives Matter protest and the chant, "Hands Up Don't Shoot."

How many times have you actually heard the media say Michael Brown never had his hands up? Probably not many times. The whole 'hands up, don't shoot' story was a lie -- a lie that has been allowed to live on because of the media. And that fake news story has led to real crime and suffering.

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