We too believe what the State tells us, but it's easier to swallow because we've all got smartphones, power, and just turn a knob when we want clean drinkable water.
Do 'We'? I certainly do not, I question pretty much everything I see/hear/read these days, and that's whilst living in one of the worlds more democratic countries!
I think it behoves us all to fight for proper democracy by challenging everything, even when you think you live in a truly democratic nation.