I did a little bit of digging on that and I could be wrong, but my understanding was that the Smith-Mundt Act, which forbade the U.S. Gov from propagandizing its citizens, was not repealed, but rather, *revised *to allow for non-governmental news sources to propagandize for them. In other words, government agencies could outsource their propaganda goals by contracting advertising/public relations companies. To me, this illustrated "Fake News" in a whole different light. But like I said, I only did a little bit of digging and as with any Bill or Act, I need to read it 2-3 times before I even begin to get the gist. So please do correct me if my understanding is incorrect.