Conservative news sources like the Weekly Standard and Chris Wallace on Fox are pointing out the obvious lies Trump and Spicer told about inauguration crowd size. Kellyanne just gave us the gift of alternative facts on Meet the Press. There is some pushback from the news media.

Well, Michael - only when the Orangeman came for *them*. Because *they* are the arbiters of false equivalency and supposed balance, and if the arbiter is gone, well, the Grey Lady and compatriots rule the roost, and there is *nothing* else. The Fourth Estate is finally having its hissy fit, without actually reporting on something interesting - news outside of lies has become dull as dirt, and even that's boringly repetitive - just picking up the pieces from the "carnage". It's like having news duty at a fire or traffic accident - just report the casualties and fill the dead air.

Of course helps that "ding dong, the witch is dead" - there's no one serious on the left to talk about - Hillary & Obama are both retired, with only second-stringers running about, so it's a 1-man 1-ring circus.

Waiting for this to all become the new normal, since the dudes have to sell newspapers after all. They'll spin it however they need to get that paycheck & stockholder return. (perhaps there's hope in the great tech titan ownership like Bezos, but I doubt it)