Media is concerned about how they can get more viewers and TRP. If they have to spread fake information about something popular, they will not hesitate.
That is how things work out now. You see, people who want to be famous call out a famous individual they might have a beef but you know, even if the person who called out wins because of their supporters the one who called out is the winner. Why? well, because of that, that person has a lot of supporters now and slowly becoming famous too. It is the same as the media.