Isn't the bar higher for NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, etc? I.e. If they say something false on purpose, they're likely to get sued out of existence. Whereas, some rando

Isn't the bar higher for NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, etc? I.e. If they say something false on purpose, they're likely to get sued out of existence. Whereas, some random guy can just say "oh, I was only joking, or this is just entertainment, or it's just freedom of speech man... YOU are responsible for checking my dis-info" after spreading lies on purpose. Personally, for these reasons, I trust the mainstream news sources MUCH more than the random person on the internet that may or may not be trying to sell me some snakeoil on the side (e.g. Alex Jones). Disclaimer: These are my own views, and not of my employer.