“the creator of the video is able to cherry-pick their information and weave it into the narrative that they want”

Its called an essay. You take primary and secondary sources, and then weave them together with arguments to persuade a point. You also provide all your sources so people can fact check your assertions based on the facts you’ve provided. Typically you need to read/listen to the essay. Then if you find their arguments unpersuasive, or fishy you check their sources and reply (you don’t literally have to, it can be just for yourself) using their own sources against them, or your own sources and arguments that dispute their claims. Its the essence of critical thinking, genius.

So you won’t trust sources that aren’t “vetted”, and you refuse to vet them yourself: how, then, do you even establish the trust you seek?

Actually a lot of people have time for that, several of them are here telling you that you’re wrong, and you refuse to listen to any of them because your head is so far up your ass you can’t see daylight

Then watch the video and tell us how much of it is bullshit. I’m watching the video right now, it’s not difficult to do, you can do it too, you might come away fully assured of your position.