>People just don't trust authorities anymore, because authorities time and time again have misled them. In some cases this is intentional. Less credibility/bel

>People just don't trust authorities anymore, because authorities time and time again have misled them. In some cases this is intentional. Less credibility/belief in experts allows for authoritarian governments to more easily ignore the truth. I found the book "Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible" [0] was an entertaining read that did a good job showing how information jamming is working. Though this is about the Russian experience it is a global issue. >Astroturfing and fake grassroots campaigns further undermine people's trust in what they hear and read. One of the more fascinating approaches was how opposition groups are funded secretly and then later intentionally exposed to create a credibility crisis. [0] - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21413849-nothing-is-true-and-everything-is-possible https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21413849-nothing-is-true...