And it’s NOT new! In 1964, Goldwater was slandered by an ad which implied that he would start a war which would kill EVERYONE!
The "Daisy" ad, of course.
Did you know that the DNC paid to run the ad only once!
Yet, virtually everybody knew about it, and most had actually seen it.
Because the networks kept showing it and commenting on it in their news shows...over-and-over.
Even in 1964, the media knew which side they were on.