I think the watershed moment was the election of Donald Trump. While it may not have been the determining factor, the deluge of fake news claiming Trump is the

I think the watershed moment was the election of Donald Trump. While it may not have been the determining factor, the deluge of fake news claiming Trump is the only one who could save us from Obama the secret Kenyan Muslim certainly couldn't have hurt his chances of winning. Nobody ever questioned the value of giving the uneducated this much power and amplification.