With the density of Pharma ads I have seen, even on free streaming channels, I have to question whether those channels primarily selling a 'news product' are influenced as to content by their advertisers who represent considerable revenue for the brand.
The entire COVID narrative could have been sold from three Pharma outfits, and the attack on well established drugs available in generic form which have proven to be beneficial may have been influenced by that. Hydroxychloroquine was presented as if it was more deadly than remdesivir, even though people who knew folks who had been taking it for years said "WTF?". Ivermectin, the Nobel Prize winning drug that virtually eliminated River Blindness was similarly maligned.
Considering there were people all through the Medical Establishment who stood to benefit, directly or indirectly, or from the public coffers, it would have been an easy push for companies representing a sizeable share of ad revenue.
Now, you might think that to be some sort of "conspiracy theory", and I will just toss it on the pile with the idea that some options trader(s) with inside info is making a killing on puts for companies that launch woke ad campaigns. But it has been my experience that money is a common motivator and seems to overcome integrity pretty often.