That's what I meant when I said they are the Fox News of the internet.
Informed people will know they aren't credible sources of news or information but it doesn't change the fact that millions tune into the corporate agenda driven highly opinionated fear porn they believe to be facts without applying any critical thinking.
Information is what drives the world around these days and whoever controls it wields immense power. They wanted to create a similar information bubble in the form of freebasics, do you think a villager or simple minded person they were pretending to help would know what you're talking about ?
They'd come to believe it's a credible source through whatever sub service they would have offered because innocence of those new to the Internet is a big factor.