When irresponsible reporting is combined with irrational reactions, it instills fear and confusion in people's minds. That's what the liberal media are doing to some people, because both are still stuck in a state of bitterness.
Irresponsible reporting nowadays is well recognized as media bias. Some reporters and news outlets will slant the news, omit parts of a story or flat-out lie to make the story fit the political narrative they want to present.