The truth is often made a laughing stock by the clueless.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been lambasted regarding her 'Jewish Space Laser claims'. I don't know what makes them Jewish but orbiting X Ray Lasers were real in Reagan's Star Wars missile defense system.
What may seem preposterous is often the distorted truth.
To sort out the truth following the money today involves following the shell companies which is a shell game designed to fool experts.
The big truth is not merely shocking but almost always has a denominator of thermonuclear weapons.