About getting information,The news never promised truth or fact. We mistakenly infered that.
It's like the term "Artificial Intelligence". It doesn't really mean anything, but they know we'll infer "superior intelligence".
The media is a business -- they sell ads and influence. Content is a nuisance and costs them money. That's why there's so much crime content in the so-called news -- public records are free. And then there's the added bonus of making people depressed, and for some reason, crime is interesting to many people.
The only way you can get factual information is from other people who seek such information and are willing to share it. Obviously, one must always look into things on their own too, as anyone can make mistakes. And the natural bias of humans will also influence what information a person seeks, of course.
Our original public records of land titles and deeds are being destroyed in much of the country, since the officials no longer swear oaths to the Constitution. This allows the land to be stolen by criminals after altering digital records online.