The news media ?
Bias, fake and dedicated to steering the narrative, not reporting the news ?
I’ve known that since the early 70s. I was about 15 years old
I believed them, until there came a national discussion on gun control.
I quickly realized the news was lying to the public.
Not that they were mistaken, but they were intentionally trying to steer public opinion by lying.
I started questioning other narratives they seemed to be pushing.
My eyes were opened to just how dishonest the news media was.
The problem has gotten nothing but worse.
30 years ago, you could separate opinion from hard facts like numbers.
Not anymore, they make up numbers and “facts” to fit their preferred story, without regard for the truth. Enough of them do it that when someone questions their facts, they just reference a different fake news source.