It is no secret that over the course of the last couple of decades, issues related to fake news, substandard fact-checking and rampant censorship have resulted in many mainstream media outlets losing the trust of their viewers and readers.
In this regard, the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer — a digital tool that serves as an indicator of how people view the media industry in general — shows that 57% of people all over the world believe that they cannot fully trust their news media sources, while 76% believe that false information is purposefully being disseminated by various prominent media houses as a means of polarizing their viewers.