When the media sensationalizes, willfully ignores/excludes context, and attempts to frame stories and paint pictures at odds with reality simply to serve an agenda and/or drive viewership, they delegitimize sacred institutions and put lives at risk.
When our politicians grab onto these falsehoods and use them for campaign taglines and soundbites, it does the same thing.
I know you hate Trump for myriad reasons, but this is exactly why his repetitive shouts of "fake news" resonated with much of his base. People are tired of this.