We know there is misinformation, because social media and mainstream media are well established at this point as platforms for disinformation, propaganda and psychological operations by various interests. We can assume for the sake of argument that we're being lied to about something, the only open questions are what about, by whom and to what end.

All media has been a platform for disinformation. The question I have for you is if everything is a lie how could you possibly believe that you can come to a correct answer about your open question? Even you lie to yourself.

The issue is not that you are being lied to, but that you are spreading lies.

China has labeled the multitude of balloons as US-Japan misinformation. I haven’t heard a denial, though.