1/We are living in a Soviet-style media matrix.
Example:
Someone comes with an assertion or a study...or a LITERAL FACT one can see with the naked eye.
"Fact checkers" respond with a sentence with the following linguistic structure:
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The word 'No'...followed by a comma, and then the denial of whatever is being asserted.
Basically, "if you see blue, you're not actually seeing blue. In fact, YOU are color blind and it's actually red."
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Mind you, a couple of months later, the original assertion ends up being shown as true...quietly admitted to/confirmed by authorities or the media.
Then they rinse, repeat...with the next idea that comes into clearly observable public view.