not wreck, but propaganda will certainly be a strong influence on the next election, as it always has been.

populism, propaganda, acting dishonestly to generate political fervor, has always been a part of democracy

No. The answer is no

I was struggling to apply Betteridge's Law to this title. Is "fake news" the mis- and disinformation put out by the establishment rags? Is it the nonsense that trolls put out? Is it the clickbait of the churnalists? Isn't the general already wrecked, not by any news source?