The internet has never been filled with so much false information.

The chans autist meme was due to crowdsource ability of distributed professionals able to sniff things out more rapidly than any paid team, because they were doing it for fun on their own time for lulz. The moneyed interests solved that.

For whatever reason the internet has spammed with false rabbit holes that waste time and lead no where. Often provides opportunity to slander people on the right trail as conspiracy wingnuts. You've got to watch and pick your shots carefully now, track the rabbit and visibly see it go into the hole and unload all your ammo on that one.