They aren’t idiots. They are soldiers intent on their assigned mission.
Yes. They spiked the Clinton/Lewinsky story, but Drudge kept reporting on it, and finally, against their will, they were dragged into reporting it.
This time, no matter how obvious it gets, they're NOT going to report it.
Some of them are idiots, but the people calling the shots are in too deep. They CAN'T start reporting honestly, because it implicates them. They'll go down with the ship.
There's not going to be a "Perry Mason moment," where the criminal breaks down on the stand and confesses.
Watching them pretend Biden isn't a pedophile after seeing numerous clips of him grabbing underage girls in front of the camera while they try to get away tells you everything you need to know about how far the press will go to carry the lies.