Traditional media outlets have become significant sources of misinformation, though they rarely acknowledge this reality. What's striking is that ordinary people—armed with diverse information sources and community knowledge—frequently possess more accurate understanding of events than professional journalists operating within institutional frameworks. This shift reflects how decentralized information networks are reshaping who holds reliable knowledge in the digital age. When institutional gatekeepers face competition from peer-to-peer information sharing, the quality gap between mainstream narratives and crowd-sourced truth becomes increasingly apparent.