Wow, what shock!

In Germany, there's a phrase "Lügenpresse" translates to "lying media" but to use it labels you as an alt-right twerp and the whole argument is disregarded as such.

There's no real solution other than for people to stop relying on passive absorption of information, and to enforce open transparency in communication networks (ie, Internet) no matter what negative news gets revealed.

But nobody wants that either. Is it better to believe a lie and "trust the system"?

I think most would say yes.