Comment by varispeed

The problem is that people are conditioned to think that if something is published then most likely it is real. Maybe we need to overhaul our education system and teach people about manipulation techniques, how to spot manipulative language, how to cross reference interesting information, how to assess whether the source is trustworthy and so on. Then teach about existence of PR agencies who create fake accounts and play certain characters to create an opinion. Unfortunately governments who used to rely on their own propaganda may not like it.