That's why I don't have a TV in my house. On the internet you at least have some influence about what you are feeding into your brain.
The one thing that I hate is people who say that they don't watch tv but when I confront them saying:
" You do. It's always on when I come visit."
reply: " Yea, it's on but I'm not really watching it, it's just to have something in the background."
I really don't know how to convince them that this is even worse.
If you actively watching it at least you have a chance to think about what you hear and maybe recognize BS. If it's just in the background you will most likely suck it in without thinking , then repeated lies will seem an obvious truth to you, you may even think that you came up with it yourself.
For everyone who read "The Brave new world" - its the same as a speaker under your pillow...