https://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/particle-ph...

Part of the problem however is that science communication has become its own “field” typically staffed by miserably unqualified people on a shoestring budget. There are also few laurels and less money to be had in trying to give the public at large a faithful representation of the real science. By contrast rehashing decades old basics about black holes with lots of hand-waving sells papers, clicks, magazines, etc.

As long as fiendishly complicated subjects are relentless dumbed down in the name of “inspiring enthusiasm” rather than instilling facts, we’re stuck with this.