The root mind control method used today is Gaslighting, folks All else is secondary. You are being fed conflicting "facts" from every direction on every political and conspiracy viewpoint. These stories are designed to baffle you, overload you, confuse you and make you feel complacent and helpless. Gaslighting comes from every direction and the more media you consume, the more of a victim of it you are.
Gaslighting or gas-lighting is a form of mental abuse in which information is twisted or spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception, and sanity. Instances may range simply from the denial by an abuser that previous abusive incidents ever occurred (it wasn't torture - it was enhanced interrogation etc) , up to the staging of bizarre events by the abuser with the intention of disorienting the victim. (fill in the blanks) The term owes its origin to the play "GasLight" with and its film adaptations, after which it was coined popularly. The term is used in clinical and research literature.
The end result of "Gaslighting" over a long period of time makes the victim look mentally ill and makes the victim make irrational decisions... Which is the goal of the perpetrator....
A properly gaslit population can be led by the nose anywhere...