New York Times gift articles

Shouldn’t there be a bigger focus on getting misinformation out of the media rather than giving all opposing viewpoints equal airtime? IMO, the reason why a good chunk of the US believes in wacky fringe theories and has no faith in traditional scientific institutions is that our media tends to present, for example, RFK and Anthony Fauci as equivalent authorities on vaccines.

Making or allowing demonstrably false statements to be made on air should be punishable (*outside of something like obvious fiction or satire) as a matter of public policy.