[emodendroket]

So? Independent news sources almost always have a non-mainstream political bent; that's why the writers aren't just writing in the New York Times. I don't think most people understand "weeding out fake news" to mean "only allowing a narrow spectrum of respectable opinion." And these sources do real reporting and break real news.

[ucaetano]

So that, unlike what OP mentioned, independent sources aren't being "punished", heavily biased sources are.

Which is fine, IMHO.

Notice that Mother Jones (independent, leftist) and Fox News (non-independent, large) have not been "punished".