Call the truth a lie as well. Call the evidence a lie as well. Deflect deflect deflect. Here is a clip from a press conference where one reporter was actually able to sneak past the censors and ask a real question about Hunter.
I'll bet that reporter gets in a lot of trouble.
REPORTER: "Can you explain...why you interacted with so many of your son and brother's foreign business associates?!"
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 6, 2023
BIDEN: "I did not. It's just a bunch of LIES. They're LIES! I did not. They're lies!" pic.twitter.com/I8uj6JC7mX
This is much different than calling it fake news, as fake news meant and means a manipulation of the facts to fit your news narrative.