I guess my question is, with perhaps my bad assumption - People know Reuters is not always correct. Why believe this story? Under what conditions do they not

I guess my question is, with perhaps my bad assumption - People know Reuters is not always correct. Why believe this story? Under what conditions do they not believe. Under what conditions do they believe. Again, perhaps a bad assumption, eating a credit card each week would not make sense to most people. Why believe it's true? When does media override personal beliefs?