Bad info can come from anywhere, including (surprise!) the Pentagon
Important to remember: Some news is fake by virtue of deception on the part of companies, like Theranos. Other misdirections can come from the top. Fake news (remember "Mission Accomplished"?) might have been the defining story of the aughts.
2003: Rifle-toting Americans barge into Iraq after reading viral Fake News story about weapons of mass destruction.
— Murtaza Hussain (@MazMHussain) December 5, 2016
Disinformation can even come from government agencies. This week the Washington Post found out that the Pentagon hid $125 billion in wasteful spending from auditors, Congress, and the public in order to protect its outsized budget from scrutiny.