They're subject to the same libel laws as anyone else, and honestly these days, they're less ridiculous than a DS corporatocracy-controlled pawn like CNN. And I had multiple direct experience in and family ties to MSM news entities. So kindly don't ask me to take seriously the conventional tinfoil dismissals.
If you're interested in truth, the identity of the source is less important than the plausibility of the claim.
So yeah. Really.