I kind of laugh when people think it is worse now than it was in the past. Even with all our complaints about the MSM now, it is nothing compared to the past. Now, we have endless options coming from all sides and the average citizen, if willing, can fact check an article rather quickly - or in the least, compare it to what other sources are saying.
'Fake news' and biased media have always been with us. Hell, the original fake news in this country was none other than Benjamin Franklin, and if you ever study the kind of stuff he did in his newspapers, it would make CNN seem like the up and up.