We can complain about "the media," but the internet has produced a lot of misinformation with almost no editorial oversight. And there doesn't seem to be much law concerning posting whatever nonsense you want to on the interwebs. I believe that libel and slander is difficult to prove, but internet falsehoods would seem even more elusive in that regard.
Medical and indeed academic work is peer reviewed if it is to be considered worthwhile. The lack of editorial input on the internet does not seem to be leading readers to reliable information in a lot of cases and instead appears to be spreading a lot of balderdash.
