Most "online news" is a victim of 24/7 innovations- news has drifted towards "news+entertainment".All the TV "opinion" shows are not news- they are just [biased] opinions. I still trust most reputable print sources- but even there, the consumer must be discerning in what (and who) to believe. Fast breaking stories usually change as more facts are learned. Unfortunately for democracy, there is less "trust" in all institutions. This leads to "I'll only trust certain ideologies, politicians, etc". This leads to a weakening of democratic values- it's how democracies evolve to autocracies. A good book on this is "How Democracies Die". Finally, if you can't be bothered to read, do 'critical thinking', or vote- then you'll get the leaders you deserve. It's too easy to blame politicians when the problem is low information voters
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