Trust only what makes sense. Can you ignore every form of entertainment news there is not 100%? No.
Pick and choose.
If you find a network with over 50% of real news its useful. None are perfect and they all go for the dough every time.
Learn to sort fact from fiction. If you want the real deal it's here in the blogosphere and you can start here on FR!
The game nowadays is to do your own research and then decide for yourself. Know your sources and know your topics. Look for what makes sense and is repeated over and over by different sources.If you can even find that! Absent that, it's history of research and what you surmised that was considered conspiratorial yet came true. It all starts out conspiratorial until it's not.
Yes, but MSM TV is stronger programming than even many who are cognizant of it can overcome.
At least the Internet isn’t likely to put you in such a hypnotic state.