Whatever metric they choose is almost certainly much more likely to be gamed by powerful people. One doesn't need to look much further than PropOrNot, or the Google changes to address supposed fake news, or the immediate reactions to the Russia indictment, to know that any drive to "eliminate fake news" will immediately be turned against independent media and causes like BLM, opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, any political figure not popular with Beltway types (like Sanders or Stein), etc.

I do enjoy being told what I actually want, though, so keep using that not-at-all-patronizing rhetorical maneuver.