Quite simple.
We believe in what most of our "sources" tell us because we hardly witness anything directly. And weighting those sources is difficult.
Somehow, RT, Breitbart, Fox et al. managed to convince their audience that they are trustworthy. That directly leads to their audience believing that CNN etc. are not trustworthy, "Fake News", because they often contradict what Breitbart says. It's hard to get them to believe anything that happened in the real world unless Fox, Breitbart etc. report it. And so they spread that BS because they are convinced that only they know the truth, while those "libtards" are falling for "fake news". Basically, they think *we* are misinformed, although that is easy to disprove if you are interested in facts and research using original sources, which most of them are unable to do. Even if you are able to do it, we are unable to take the time required to research every single item that we believe to be true. So responsible media outlets are absolutely required in a stable society.
The internet is now full of "indirect propaganda", as the reddit CEO calls it. That indirect propaganda keeps on sucking in more people every day.
I used to love the Internet and had great hopes for our future with all the possibilites.
Now I hate it. It's a weapon of mass disinformation. It might destroy all the progress my parents and grandparents fought for in recent decades since WW 2.
Maybe this is too much of a "the glass is half empty" post. I'm sorry. I wrote this directly after reading about the superiority of fascism, racism and hating "others" and why we should all be fascists in mainstream media user comments.
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