People in the media are said to be so passionate in their loathing of Donald Trump that it clouds their judgment, but are they really passionate? Fake news, in this sense, is largely a fallout from everyday conformist virtue-signaling among individuals involved in news reporting. A Brookings Institution colleague reported that Mr. Danchenko, in 2008, dangled money for classified information. An FBI follow-up found contacts with a known Russian intelligence agent, meetings at the Russian Embassy. Mr. Danchenko even angled for a job there.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 25, 2020 22:36 UTC