Contrary to what seems to be common wisdom, increasing belief in misinformation is likely untrue [1]. I wonder if distrust in media stems from the fact that the

Contrary to what seems to be common wisdom, increasing belief in misinformation is likely untrue [1]. I wonder if distrust in media stems from the fact that the democratization brought about by the internet has made people more aware of inaccuracies and bias than before. Not that the media is making more mistakes, but that people are more aware of them. Plenty of outlets half a century ago made glaring mistakes, but people probably didn't know. But now, when the media references a primary source it's often possible for people to immediately view the primary source themselves and see how it matches up with how the outlet described it. I suspect there's a significant segment of news producers and writers that don't understand this dynamic. They think they can get away with the same kind of slant as they could back in the days of print, they don't realize that I'm reading their article on one manner and googling their sources on the other. 1. https://www.slowboring.com/p/misinformation-myth https://www.slowboring.com/p/misinformation-myth