Why isn't President Trump using the Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act to his advantage? I understand this was passed by Obama in Dec 2016 to allow the government to control what the media reports. If true then why can't President Trump use this new law to stop all the fake news?
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The President doesnt know everything that is happening or what is reported on the news. I could start a radio station and broadcast fake news all day. the gov wont control what i broadcast or stop it. funny thing about the news is how do you know its fake or not? because you see it on a screen infront of your face doesnt matter. 9/11 could of been fake for all I know, I didnt see it happen. but it did happen (or did it?). The news cant be controlled its just to much to deal with. The president cant stop someone elses opinion or mis interpretation of something that isnt fake or something that did or didnt happen. If one person tried to control the news, i would consider him jesus christ because it would be a miracle to sort and go through all the news that is broadcasted in just one day.
President Trump does know what's happening since he is the one they are reporting on. That's why he uses Twitter so much; so that he can get his message out to the people without it being distorted by the press. Furthermore, Zuckenberg and Google have followed suit by pushing all conservative news to the back page of search engines. Nevertheless, you did not answer my question. If Obama used this law to his advantage then why doesn't President Trump do the same? That's the only question I posted.