Sadly, I must agree. Over the years, after having seen some examples of their deceptive, sloppy or just plain ignorance up close and personal when I knew the story they were reporting intimately, I have come to disbelieve nearly every thing I hear or see in the media unless I can somehow verify it independently. IMHO, they are not always wrong, but they are wrong more often than right.
Bottom line. They can not be trusted.
Whatever the media is backing, I’m backing away from it.
A sound litmus for this age of deception and ignorance.