If you make a bold claim like that I hope you have the sources to back it up. News outlets spreading misinformation is a criminal act; it was in the UK's 2003 Communications Act [0] and has been updated in the 2023 Online Safety Act [1], with some people already having been convicted [2] for spreading misinformation.

[0] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127

[1] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/179

[2] https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/news/derbyshire/news/news/s...