Do MSM journalists lie about stories that don’t have a political angle just to stay in practice?
Yes.
When ValueJet crashed in the 90’s, I was a copilot for the world’s largest airline at the largest base on the biggest fleet. USA Today claimed most airline flights carried hazardous cargo. The FAA mandates pilot notification of dangerous goods. We had DG’s on about 10% of the flights. 90% of those DG’s were dry ice. As I’ve changed bases and fleets, that number hasn’t changed. It was at that point I realized journalists just makes stuff up.
Journalists, like democrats, lie when the truth would suit them better.