"The dog ate my homework"

Just blame the next thing down the chain that can't defend itself, so you don't have to take responsibility.

The issue is fake news is real and has somehow been co-opted by the perpetrators to attack any claim/media group that is critical of them or their actions. If you fact check these people they just scream “fake news” until their followers chant it with them.

Huh I guess it is comparable to “it was AI” lol

So true. “AI slop” is the new “Fake news”