Both yes and no.

Lies corrupt you and hurt you even though you may know they are lies.

And, with MSMockingbird news... some of it is true, but we don't know which parts, but the entire thing is a story to get you to feel a certain way. It is programming. As programs go, it is a virus. And it takes years off of your life.

What the govern-cement is doing is far worse than anything you have thought of.
So, the conspiracy theory rabbit hole goes very deep. It will make people that listen to you switch to Alex Jones for some light fluff pieces.