Donald Trump’s ‘fake news’ epithet emboldens despots around the world | PolitiFact

Hours before President Donald Trump revealed the recipients of his "fake news awards," one Republican lawmaker took to the Senate floor to deliver a stern warning about the perils of undermining journalism. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., cautioned that Trump’s anti-press rhetoric, such as calling the New York Times, CNN and ABC News an "enemy of the American people," serves to embolden repressive governments around the world....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/jan/22/jeff-flake/donald-trumps-fake-news-epithet-emboldens-despots-/