Are you more willing to trust a TV, radio or internet personality who's job is to attract eyeballs and manufacture ratings by making controversial statements and outrageous claims? There is a ton of misinformation floating around and 99% of it is anti-vax, anti-Fauci, anti-mask, anti-CDC etc. The motives of those spreading these lies is to get people riled up and angry and generate a following. They are doing it for their own personal benefit ($$$) while masquerading as protecting their followers. They know the key is to go against the common wisdom or mainstream beliefs. That is their only way to stand out in a crowd and attract attention.
The truth is out there...all one has to do is fact check and use as many sources as possible.