@GofLeisure The problem is that so many have lost credibility over time that there is no reliable place to go for credible information.
The bar has been lowered that far, so people in general don't know what to believe.
With credible institutions giving up their credibility, the vacuum gets filled by questionable sources, because that's all we have left.
It was, sadly, an entirely foreseeable result of strategic steps. But here we are.