Blame the Media

I always tell people not only to listen to the news but listen carefully to the news behind the news.
Communication is a process. It goes from the Information Source to Source Encoder, Source Decoder, then the final Output.
Meaning the Source is the first part of the process, in this case the media or social media. The most vital part being your ability to translate what information is being disseminated. This is dependent on your ability to decode what the source has encoded in the information. This is because the output is dependent on your ability to properly decode the information.
We live in the internet age where various information is being propagated by the media and social media. It's very easy to be misinformed as information is no longer regulated. Recently in US a lady was arrested for claiming to have been racially and religiously victimized and abused by Trump supporters. After police investigation she was arrested and confessed she only made up the story because she wanted attention.
So many of our opinions and ideologies are shaped by what we are exposed to, be it at home, church, mosque, school or work, media and internet.
It is not news that who Information is Power, hence who controls information controls the world.
It's also not news that the media is controlled by some highly influential personalities who dictate the information that is being propagated.
During the last election, we can all remember how AIT and NTA having been paid by Jonathan and PDP were notoriously spreading propaganda on Buhari. This being the genesis of the wailers.
Likewise in the just concluded US Presidential elections both Clinton and Trump camps also spread mind boggling propaganda about each other it became difficult to even know what to believe.
So much misinformation permeates the internet nowadays that can mislead undiscerning minds if you let it.
In essence, I implore all to ask these basic question when exposed to any news or information;

-Who/What is the source?
-Is it a credible source?
-Does the source have any personal interest they might be protecting with the story?
-Who/Where else can corroborate this information?
-What am I supposed to do with this information?
-How does it affect me personally?

They say you're either informed or deformed.
But I say it's better to be uninformed than misinformed.