I think you hit the nail on the head... Democrats and the media have lost all credibility.
In fact I'll take it a step further.
When the media ham-handedly pushes a biased narrative today... the impact appears to be the populace actively chooses to believe the opposite of that narrative to be true...
"The poll further showed there was a bipartisan consensus among those who believed the January 6 riot was “a protest that went too far” – 80 percent of Republicans, 69 percent of Democrats, and 80 percent of Independents. However, the graphic shared by CBS News displayed only the other options, leaving out the majority opinions."