Should the Media be impacted by reporting false things?

Jussie Smollett was recently attacked and claimed his attackers used racial and homophobic slurs against him. The media ran with this story without checking the facts. DC politicians have jumped on board, some going so far as to blame President Trump. Now it comes out that Smollett paid people to stage the attack…it was never a real thing. The media spread this story without checking facts; reporting it as if it were fact without checking. This creates more hate and division in our nation. Should the MSM be held accountable?