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For some reason many of these people that lose trust in traditional media immediately start trusting "independent media" on YouTube that happens to agrees with their views or ways of seeing the world.

Yes, because the education system failed them and taught them to blindly trust in the media and so when they lose that they go to the opposite end of the spectrum. Some of them will come around and find some middle ground, and others will be be content in spewing misinformation as long as it makes them feel better.

I trust broadly corroborated video evidence. For example I know that the “mostly peaceful protests” were anything but from watching videos filmed by diverse sources.

The Internet and ubiquitous cameras really have revolutionized our ability to see what’s actually going on.

Idk, show of hands: who thinks Brian Sicknick was killed with a fire extinguisher?

Who thinks there is a tape of Donald Trump pissing on a prostitute, or that he was caught communicating with Alfa Bank, or