I think when millenials are the old people, lies will be fed differently. It is hard to imagine a relevant person (i.e. young and with a future, or old rich from exploiting said young people's futures) intentionally navigating to a WaPo article, reading past the headline, and moving on without any critical thought about who is telling them what.

That method of info consumption is more dated than grampa is. And in 1.5 generations it will exit through the revolving door where it will lay in slumber till strong men make good times again.