Consumption of information requires some intelligence. That isn't something most have. Govt is inefficient , a lot is due to crony capitalism which sucks far more of the public dollar then pbs, immigrants or children's school meals. When you have emergency agencies, military, hospitals etc… you either fund for the worst or you are lean but will get burned sometimes. Usually we are in the middle somewhere . I know Tucker, and Alex and the entertainment side of Fox won't tell you the truth (and the left has there equivalents, just less mainstream). I suggest you research a story from multiple sources and look at the fact checking sites like snopes, politifact etc… and if you find a site lies to you, you move on and find ones that are factual. There are sources with left , right or center ist views , some on the ends are low quality and other are high. The news went to hell when 24 hour news and news as a profit center came to the scene. You have to lead with titillating titles and make filler , Cronkite has been replaced by hannity and Maddou. Most have a lean, Fox will lead with stories of migrant crime or a cold day in July which may be true but has the purpose of painting an incomplete picture. MSNBC will lead with a story about a purported Trump crime. I would say that only a few news sources have been successfully sued for misinformation and that is pretty obvious why. The country needs a population that has a basic grasp on reality and you have to have a core set of facts that you can't discount without evidence.
For 200,00 years man made little progress and then the scientific method came about. The progress is breathtaking. climate change is real and made this event more likely although can never tell on a single event, trump lost in 2020, vaccines work , and my 1000.00 to the Red Cross did more than all the prayers told to the 1000s of gods since the dawn of humanity. Anyone is welcome to their beliefs but thoughts and prayers don't replace action.
It's a horrific situation. My former business partner retired to Asheville and has relayed just how bad it is.