Actually, he did call Fox News fake news at one point, although yes it was due to them running a story about polls that were unflattering to him.
However, he is still fundamentally correct about the issue that the media deliberately misleads or outright lies consistently enough to not deserve our trust, be it Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, or even NPR.
> However, he is still fundamentally correct about the issue that the media deliberately misleads or outright lies consistently enough to not deserve our trust, be it Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, or even NPR.
That doesn't make him, or any other source of information, more trustworthy than the corporate news media.
> The term “fake news” became mainstream during the US election campaign, when hundreds of websites that published falsified or heavily biased stories sprung up to capitalise on Facebook advertising revenue.[1]
> Mr Trump and his supporters then adopted the term to describe media coverage critical of the President, especially that of The New York Times, The Washington Post and CNN.
1: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2017/10/09/donald-trum...
I mean, yeah? His version of "fake news" is calling EVERYTHING that doesn't kiss his ass and lie to make him look good fake because what he actually says and does is so utterly ridiculous he wants to confuse everyone.
I'm not going to give you specific examples because that part of my brain is now closed off, but literally he would do X or say X on twitter. Then the media reports on it, in a very factual manner, and he just denies literal facts constantly.
So let's not use him as an example for this. Also, he would never call Fox News fake news.. so, that tells you everything you need to know. He calls anyone who doesn't do exactly what he says and report favorably on him "fake news".