I think there is a point where it becomes impossible to determine what is fact and what is fiction. I mean back in the day it was pretty clear because the ludicrous stuff was obvious. These days, nothing shocks me anymore so who knows! Plus even if someone clearly says something like "we are going to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America". People will excuse, reason, or explain it away anyhow.
A long time ago I wrote an article about how all those crazy conspiracy sites with the bad fonts, might be the governments surreptitiously letting out secrets. Then they can say "but we told you all about it!"
That's a good point! Who knows?!