The Internet has magnified the "my church leader said that gay people are actually demons" effect. Or "if you throw salt over your shoulder you're protected" or "wolves have alphas of the pack".

People don't fact check in the first place, they don't check that facts came from a trusted source, they don't check if information has changed the last time they got it from a trusted source, etc.

Is it just me or is it scary that it seems to me as if the average person just takes everyone's word for most things, as long as the person telling them is a "trusted source" based only on tribal lines?