In the before times we didn't have social media and its algorithms and reach. Does it matter that the chains of trust debunk a viral lie 24 hours after it had s

In the before times we didn't have social media and its algorithms and reach. Does it matter that the chains of trust debunk a viral lie 24 hours after it had spread? Not that there's a lot of trust in the chains of trust to begin with. And if you still have trust, then you're not the target of the viral lie. And if you still have trust, then how long can you hold on that trust when the lies keep coming 24/7 one after another without end. As one movie critic once put it: You might not have noticed it, but your brain did. Very malleable this brain of ours. The civilization might be fine, sure. Now, democracy, on the other hand...