Well, religion and science (different power) have always been above truth...
By the way, nowadays society wants to control and have the best economic growth, this only can be reached by lies (not always). Therefore we wont change ideas.
From my point of view, economic growth have a big barrier, such as the environment, followed by health, wealth, and equal distribution. However, its very difficult to tell the truth when politicians and The Establishment depends on the actual strategie, economic growth over all.
The media is making so much damage... I agree, I respect people who honestly seeks the truth.