from the earliest known "newsies" the roving trader who brought stories of events from far away to brokaw et all and the drudgereport. Information disemination always is released with a goal in mind. Whether that goal is to gather money from advertisers or to change the social mores of society there is always an ax of some kind to grind. To claim something is factual is just that, an espoused claim.
thanx,
bill