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So, what's the big deal? We've seen this same sort of thing happen with literally thousands of news media sites over the last 10 years.

Seems the real intention here is say that since there are affiliate ads and advertorials on the site, the entire site is somehow "fake news".

That's quite a stretch.

A fake news site would say something like Covid is "just the flu". Or maybe, let's say, endorse lies about an election being rigged.

Or focus on new conspiracy theories. Every. Single. Week.

Neither site does anything like that — No reputable news organization would ever do something that irresponsible, right?

That would be fake news.