I trust fewer people than I did five years ago. There are not many outside my circle of friends and family, and I trust fewer of the insiders every month. Public figures and those we once called journalists have lost my trust through betrayal, misinformation, or skepticism. Trust is a lens that I view life through. Through that lens, I accept everything until I am proven wrong, and if the view is through distrust, then I am suspicious about everything they say and do.
You are absolutely not alone-right there with you brother