By the same token, social media is often taken as the truth without vetting the information. If it fits what one believes it's perceived as truth. If not, then it's perceived as a lie. Just because it's online doesn't make it the ___'s honest truth.
I wish all social media would take two or three years off--offline, that is--and let us get back to using our brains to think and dissect what information we're given, rather than passively believing what is being fed to us and thus perpetuating falsehoods (which equals more social media usage and exposure to ads which fill their corporate coffers). Or, if they won't do that, they should use their successful algorithms to determine violators of their Terms of Service and stand by those terms to ban those who violate it regardless of their corporate or political prominence or affiliations.
I'm getting off my soap box now. I apologize if I've offended anyone. This will probably be the only "rant" I'll post in these forums. And, if necessary, I'll delete it should the majority care for me to do so.
Thanks for reading. Have a nice day.