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Originally Posted by XCR-700
Interesting that the the fact check business has become such a huge industry that for some organizations it a full time business. Thats you first tip off that misinformation in the media is horrifyingly prevalent.
What I find most interesting is that people believe the fact checkers as if they are some infallible resource or that they embody a far greater level of integrity than their fellow media hacks or the politicians.
So what exactly makes them any authority? Who certifies that they are any more honest than anyone else making money on all this?? What on earth would make you think anything they say is any more accurate than anyone else???
Thats the beauty of the interweb, anyone can become an "influencer" simply by self-presenting as having any knowledge of anything.
Facts are no longer stubborn things, they are now simply words with altered meanings for whatever purpose you wish to promote.
And the truth is something not widely known by most people about almost any matter, as information becomes constantly manipulated for whatever purpose the communicator desires.
All most people are left with is common sense to help them decipher any situation they may assess. And since the invention of the interweb, even common sense is in decline.
So believe what you want, if some feel better believing 700,000 died of COVID (as opposed to "with" COVID) then I hope it serves your purpose and fulfills your needs whatever they are.
I chose to believe COVID is a serious matter and an infection you do not want, but it is not an apocalypse and not something to live in constant fear of, and certainly does not warrant the actions and mandates being imposed.
Most of this is a manipulation to shift huge quantities of money into others pockets, and to seize power over the masses.
Your opinions will vary.
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I concur.
The difficulty today is partisan media.
We cannot be there to witness events so we must rely on what we are presented.
What gets presented and how it gets presented matters.
Striving for clicks rather than a reputation of integrity is diminishing what was once a watch dog of how we are governed.