> One friend became “convinced” that every major news story was manufactured consent. Another started treating political disagreement as evidence of moral corruption. A third began using the word "liberal" as if it was a personality disorder rather than loose coalitions of sometimes contradictory beliefs.

Uh.... The vast majority of new stories from major outlets ARE manufactured consent.

What does "manufactured consent" mean?

I thought consent is a synonym of agreement or willingness. If so, what do they mean with "manufactured agreement" exactly?

I don't live in USA and English is not my mother language, so maybe I'm missing some alternative urban definition for this expression?