America removed the fairness doctrine under Reagan - that action is a direct line to allowing for an Alex Jones. “America” had somewhat functioning structures to prevent unchecked, rampant disinformation on the airwaves, Reagan removed it.
On the brighter side, every time I mention the fairness doctrine I get a brief reminder that Reagan and rush Limbaugh are now both bloated, rotting corpses. The more time passes, history will only remember them as the monsters they were. Their propagandists die off more by the day and eventually only the facts of the damage they did to society will remain