How to spot a white-wash on television: They propose a theory about a certain topic. This is followed by numerous problems or falsehoods in the "official" story. It is concluded with one issue that supposedly "debunks" the theory. However, most audience members will thus forget all of the problems that were brought up. None of those problems with the story are ever explained.
For example, let's suppose there is an old western saloon that burnt down. It was a horrible tragedy that claimed the lives of 25 people, all innocent people. Many questions are raised later on about the fire as to why no one tried to get out, and the owner of the saloon who is there every Friday night for the past ten years was not there that night. The local fire brigade who has a sterling record of fighting fires took two hours to get there. And finally, the one candidate who was supposedly planning on running for Sheriff was in that fire. By the end of the show, they put out that the fire was most likely started by a lamp being knocked over on some curtains which torched the entrance to the bar.
Your brain says "Oh, the reason why no one got out was because the entrance/exit was immediately blocked. That settles that conspiracy theory." But the show never even attempts to explain why the owner was not there that night, or why the fire brigade took so long to get to the scene, or why the person running for Sheriff was in the fire too. The entire show lures you in using actual truth, and then turns around and makes it look like they debunked the entire thing. This is a tactic used often in media, including the news, where a problem or issue is raised, the facts are supposedly discussed, but instead of you coming to your own conclusion, the show comes to a conclusion for you, and you typically agree with it. Even for me who is awake, I find it incredibly difficult to not be fooled by these shows.
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