[ohithereyou]

An agent whose goal is to spread hate and misinformation is probably the best description of mass media from the days of Hearst onward, so you're not wrong.

There is a difference though. Uncritically amplifying the misinformation of the Bush administration with respect to Iraq having WMDs and doing no investigation on it is not making a mistake.

If Facebook is going to stop uncritically amplifying the misinformation and fear spread by those they banned then to be consistent that should equally apply to the journalistic organizations that spread misinformation and fear with respect to WMDs in Iraq.