FAKE NEWS/SOCIAL MEDIA: “I asked somebody, ‘What do you think I’d do without social media? Would I be here?’ Because I said, ‘I think so.’ But they weren’t so sure. I have to say that; you know that. I’m not sure I believe that, but I have to say it.
But you communicate directly with our citizens without having to go through the fake-news filter. It’s very simple. Together, you reach more people than any television broadcast network by far — not even close.”
-Donald Trump on July 11, 2019, “Remarks by President Trump at the Presidential Social Media Summit,” whitehouse.gov, July 12, 2019