i think companies (and trump/repubs) have become adept at exploiting key vulnerabilities in the way people distribute/receive news now.

like 60% of stories people come across never get read past the headlines. and the correction/clarification stories rarely get anywhere near the same level of coverage/discussion in the media.

just look at the wave of employee bonus stories after the tax cuts...and the fraction of that coverage that was given to layoffs and earnings hoarding via stock buybacks by those same companies.