Two former top level diplomats, American ambassadors to Canada, have spoken out against their own president's provocative statements. That's highly unusual and very newsworthy. 

Fake News is a term that was coined to describe made up stories used against the Clinton campaign during the last U.S. election. Like the false story about the human trafficking ring being run out of a pizzeria. Bad actors figured out that creating false stories was effective because they would get picked up and disseminated via Facebook, reaching many viewers and influencing them. The stories would be disproven, but the damage had been done.

Now, in a neat trick,  the term Fake News has been re-purposed by the right. They use it to question the legitimacy of stories that are damaging to their narrative. It's a perfect example of the post-truth environment we now inhabit. If you disagree with a story, or it threatens your tribe, label it Fake News and it gives your people license to ignore it. Very sad.