No, belief is not absolute… it can be undermined, because a belief is an emotional attachment to a concept, which can be undermined by counter arguments and emotional appeals
knowing is absolute, when you have experienced it first hand, it can't be undermined, because there is no emotional attachment to a concept, but simply a complete experience, which is unassailable
the media exists because they know that beliefs can be undermined by counter arguments and emotional appeals
no, we have a choice whether we accept the collective reality/vibration, or do not
everyone is a sovereign consciousness
if you choose to accept the collective vibration/reality as real, then you are controllable… otherwise, not