For some people is bendable. Sadly they will pay the price for their ignorance.
Seeding confusion is one tool deliberately being used to keep peoples away from certain facts.
Another one is ‘astroturf trolling’ – as in the comments for this article.
For me the forces and practices of Fox News & Co are just 1 level up from spammers & scammers.
So far society and people just endure those issues. Hope that changes.
It changed for other ailments like slavery or witch hunts before.