public ignorance, n.All

Public ignorance (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the media's report card: years into the Iraq war, half of Americans still believed in weapons and alliances that never existed.