Very few of us - if any of us - are truly a "source" of information. It's much more common for us to get information from multiple other sources ourselves, then combine it, analyse it, add our life experiences to it, test it, alter it slightly, practice it - and then make our own decision on how best to use it and pass it on to others. I wouldn't call us a "source" in this more common case.
That being said, it sure seems like there are fewer and fewer reliable and trustworthy sources of information these days. I know I'm a skeptic of just about everything I read or hear. The harder someone pushes their ideas as "the truth", the less likely I am to give them much consideration. This attitude may have had it's beginnings in being the rebel, but it has been validated over and over so many times that it's now a core part of my thought process. "Don't give too much weight to those who give themselves too much weight." I definitely don't jump on any bandwagons speeding by. Usually, I "miss the bandwagon!" That can be a good thing to keep you out of impulsive or emotionally driven decisions, but it can also be a bad thing if over analysis and indecision slow you down to the point of being detrimental when dealing with time-critical issues.
It's harder to make decisions when you don't really trust the source of the information you are using to make those decisions. That, in a nutshell, is my analysis of our current situation/society.