For decades, “mainstream media” sold itself as the guardian of truth, the noble referees of democracy. But as Elon said, the real trick isn’t in what they say. It’s in what they don’t.

Silence is their loudest lie. When a story threatens the narrative, it disappears. When it protects “the right people,” it dominates every headline. That’s not journalism. That’s narrative management.

They didn’t investigate; they curated. They didn’t question; they coordinated. They built stories like weapons, aiming not for accuracy but for influence. And when trust collapsed, they blamed “disinformation” instead of admitting they became the disinformation.

The press once exposed power. Now it performs for it. “Fact checks” read like campaign ads. “Debunks” sound like talking points. The job isn’t to find truth anymore; it’s to make sure you believe the approved version of it.

Orwell warned about this in 1948 when he wrote about the Ministry of Truth, where lies were rewritten as facts and history was whatever power said it was. The difference is that today’s propaganda doesn’t wear uniforms. It wears makeup and smiles under studio lights.

Then came the plot twist they never saw coming. The internet broke their monopoly. Social media gave every citizen a printing press. For the first time, people could challenge a headline, post evidence, or embarrass a newsroom in real time. The gatekeepers lost the gate.

That’s why they call it “misinformation” when citizens do journalism better than journalists. Social media didn’t just democratize information. It exposed who had been rigging it.

That’s what Elon meant. The lie isn’t always spoken. It’s edited out. It’s the missing headline, the buried story, the silence that tells you everything.

Modern journalism isn’t dying. It’s mutating. From watchdog to lapdog. From the fourth estate to the spin doctors of the establishment.

The narrative feeds power. Truth doesn’t feed anyone, so they starved it.

Vir: Mario Nawfal