In the hyperpartisan atmosphere that surrounds our country, we are living with disinformation poisoning every day.

There seems to be no exaggeration or deception enough to not spread to the entire media field.

Many of us have learned how to ignore or filter the worst things we have seen and heard, and find sources of information that we consider legitimate, if not completely unbiased.

Unfortunately, for many others, the absurdity has become too real, and the disseminators of misinformation know it. The more extreme the lie, the deeper the hook.

In last week’s Fox News, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, was compared to the Nazi doctor Joseph Mengler, known as the Angel of Death. Lara Logan, a Fox writer who made the comparison, claimed that she heard about it from other anonymous individuals.

"... What you saw in Dr. Fauci—this is what people said to me: He does not represent science to them. He represents Joseph Mengler," Logan said.

surprising? obscene? Of course the Jewish community thinks so, but now it's normal to hear this kind of bile.

Although the First Amendment protects the rights of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, this right is not absolute. There are still restrictions in laws and public places. Ethical standards also apply.

Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson—even CNN’s discredited and fired anchor Chris Cuomo—may have discovered this fact.

Jones, the comical but malicious host of Infowars, was found responsible by the judge for repeatedly describing the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre as a hoax, and Carlson’s man-made documentary about the January 6th uprising was condemned for promoting the alternative right. Conspiracy theories and inaccuracies.

Although Cuomo’s information fraud is not active false information, it is equally disturbing. An investigation by CNN found that he violated the ethical standards of his position by providing behind-the-scenes advice to former governor Andrew Cuomo, the shameful brother accused of sexual misconduct.

Of course, this pales in comparison to false claims about election fraud in 2020—a lie that is very destructive and is used to defend the rebellion—and the dangers of false information poisoning seem to be clear.

There is no single or simple answer. It may be related to personal and political ambitions, but also to technology, facts, and objective analysis.

However, although errors or misunderstandings are always included in the daily report, we cannot find an excuse for inaccurate vicious pressure 24 hours a day.

Commentators such as Jones and Carlson have proven their proficiency in turning news fraud into ratings gold. Carlson's three-part "Patriot Purge" shows that the attack on the U.S. Capitol was instigated by left-wing militants and may be part of a flag-fake operation led by the FBI.

According to PolitiFact and other media reports, this "documentary" was full of fabricated and unreliable theories, which caused two Fox News commentators to resign in protest.

However, this has not stopped disseminators of false information from continuing to build a pyramid of lies.

In fact, various analyses weighing reliability, neutrality, and factuality show that the media landscape is full of problematic news sites, most of which are right-wing.

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Although it is undeniable that there are errors in our communication infrastructure, we should not lie. Liars should not be allowed to remain unchallenged.

David Kutzmann spent 32 years in daily journalism work as a reporter and editor, 18 of which were in Mercury News. 

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