I think that with the public it's propaganda fatigue. They may not always know the specifics of the lies but they recognize the spin offered as an inherent lie; and they are sick of being blatantly lied to about . . . everything.
Ha! Gay or an ethnic or racial minority. I have seen various members of the leftist loyal MSM use all possible variations on the theme as reasons why people HAVE to believe their blatant political propaganda.
THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA TRIED TO MEMORY-HOLE BIDEN'S HORRIFIC BUNGLING OF THE AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL AFTER FAILING TO CONVINCE INTELLIGENT PEOPLE THAT IT WAS TRUMP'S FAULT. AND RECENT POLING INDICATES THAT; FIRST, PEOPLE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN, AND SECOND, THEY STILL BLAME BIDEN AND NOT TRUMP. NATURALLY THE MSM IS PUZZLED AS TO WHY THEIR BLATANT POLITICAL PROPAGANDA IS NO LONGER BEING SWALLOWED WHOLE AND UNEXAMINED BY THE AVERAGE CITIZEN. BUT IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE MSM ALSO LYING TO THEM ABOUT THE ECONOMY, THE SOUTHERN BORDER, AND THE EXPERIMENTAL MRNA COVID VACCINES.