Until the 2000s there was only one evening news broadcast and a few newspapers. But most people didn't bother with those and got their informations from friends

Until the 2000s there was only one evening news broadcast and a few newspapers. But most people didn't bother with those and got their informations from friends and family. It was mostly nonsense before Facebook too. Facebook just made it digital and public. And that's the problem. The people who make up this stuff can see when it's being shared, and commented on, and what resonates most with people. They can write up the perfect crazy story for my Mom and Uncle to talk about like they have done for the past 60 years. I can go in and say this is fake, don't believe anything you read from this website or facebook page, and sometimes they'll believe me. But that doesn't stop the content from flooding in. The only thing I can think of is getting people to stop using Facebook altogether.