Because it's all manufactured.

Most "news" is just a dramatized press release these days. The conditioning of the public to viewing media as authority creates a mental trap where you're told something is important/credible, despite having zero hallmarks of credibility. And we perpetuate this because it's familiar, not correct or accurate.

This is exactly why humanity continues to stumble, despite centuries of evidence as to what doesn't work. We just can't accept that most of what we tell ourselves is reality is just a for-profit (or for-influence) product that masquerades as knowledge or important information.