Context is irrelevant?

I recently had these two videos shared with me, obviously with the intent to show how bad and nefarious these two world leaders really are:

First clip:

https://youtu.be/M11z5ZEs7o4

In the first instance, Barack Obama is presented as if he is saying that “ordinary men and women are too small minded to govern their own affairs”.  In actual fact, the context is that he’s giving a speech in Europe praising them for their shared ideals that through conscience and free-will we each have the right to live as we choose and that power is derived from consent from the governed.  He said that this is in contrast to other countries with an alternative vision (probably directed at Russia) that argues “ordinary men and women are too small minded to govern their own affairs” and that order and progress can only be accomplished when individuals surrender their rights to an all powerful sovereign often is rooted in the notion that some people are superior to others.  

You can see his full speech here: https://youtu.be/B8Mrt4fsD8E

In other words, what he actually said is the complete opposite of what the clip sent to me tried to make him out as saying.  The original clip was carefully and deliberately edited to misrepresent what Obama actually said.  And people all over the internet take the bait hook line and sinker because it confirms the beliefs they already want to believe.  

Second Clip: 

https://youtu.be/Hz2tOIz3yUA

The second clip is from the Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews in which he is discussing electronic devices to track you and monitor you.  Sounds dastardly doesn’t it.  The truth is far less interesting though.  The context is that Andrews is in a press conference, and a reporter asked (at about the 35 minute mark) whether the Australian National cabinet meeting was discussing an electronic device for returning overseas visitors to wear during the required 14 day quarantine period, and asked Andrews to go into some detail about it.  Andrews answered that he doesn't know if they discussed it because he missed the National Cabinet meeting last week, but that he's aware that there are some devices that can do this and other countries are looking into it, and outlined how such a device could potentially work.  

That's pretty much a nothing statement.  It's not nearly as draconian as careful cropping of the context would suggest.  He merely said he didn't know the answer because he missed the meeting, and then outlined to the best of his limited knowledge how such devices could work. 

The full transcript of his speech is available here: https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/dan-andrews-october-19-covid-19-press-conference. 

Conclusion:

These are classic examples of the deliberate misinformation campaign going around.  They are very easily debunked, but for many people, these clips are proof and evidence of a nefarious plot to control the populace and limit our freedoms and whatever other nonsense they want to believe.  The distribution of this misinformation is so nefarious given the misinformation surrounding us all the time.  

Yes, these are dangerous times we live in when people will simply believe anything that tickles their ears and suits the beliefs they want to be true, regardless of whether they actually are true.