The duty—in fact the only duty—of the news media is to inform the public truthfully.
You can believe that if you want. I don't. It's a myth that such a duty exists. Unicorn-level myth.
There is the libel-untruth barrier, to be sure. And on paper, incitement to violence barrier, although plenty of writings advocate violence and the government doesn't prosecute.
Taking for the sake of argument such a duty exists, is the press meeting its duty? And if not, what are the consequences (to the media, not to the dupes who believe).