[Tublecane]

The MSM currently involves itself in enough rumor and innuendo to make the internet gossip mills irrelevant. How many “questions start with “Some say...” or, “The rumor is...” How many articles are based purely on speculation? Look in the mirror!

[TomGuy]

How many articles are based purely on speculation?

On a slow news day, they just commission a poll, with probative questions slanted toward a desired result.

Then, they headline the poll and its result as major news.