I would imagine it is getting worse because very recently a lot of US local news and sites are blocking so many external countries its hard to tell what is real

I would imagine it is getting worse because very recently a lot of US local news and sites are blocking so many external countries its hard to tell what is really happening inside the USA if not a large city or popular topic. Ironically, this is exactly what Tor was built to fight against but the perceived risk is too high now for some reason.