The ageism is silly (though not uncommon on HN). Plenty of young people are in the same boat and in the west! It's nothing new. Discerning propaganda has always been extremely difficult.
It is just my personal experience. I didn’t want to say exact relationship but this person is related.
I know there are plenty of young people who also block facts that contradict their views, sadly.
My point was more about that people will also use fake news/generated media as an excuse to deny facts.