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> can't trust the publisher at face value anymore

So you don't think mainstream media lies too, all the time, like politicians? RussiaGate is still unproven and by all definitions, a conspiracy. What makes them any more allowed to shill but individuals cannot?

>>camero+(OP)
I'm not claiming mainstream media is perfect, by any means, but mainstream media is often beholden to broadcast standards, or at minimum they can't be so nonsensical as to turn away advertisers. There's plenty of room for influence in mainstream media, but at the very least the number of players is limited and the implicit biases widely known. We can all make a short list of who the left/center/right media brands in our respective countries are.

Doing that with the many thousands of Youtube channels or many millions of Facebook/Twitter accounts broadcasting alleged facts is difficult, if not impossible, especially when the cost of obtaining a new account is essentially zero.