Mainstream media and Wikipedia often try to emphasize an impartiality. They say they are “fair” and “balanced”. They say they “don’t pick sides”. Is that the case? Maybe sometimes. sourceWhat about the side of truth vs. falsity? They say, they are the “real news” while alternative media is not “real news”. Donald Trump is even pointing to the media and […]
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A new term has been invented by the disillusioned political hopefuls to say something is false: post-truth. We needed a new, cooler, hipster way to say “that’s not true”. Post-truth apparently means “circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” Not only is it an official “new word”, but […]
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WARNING: This is fake news! Do not pay attention to this fake news! That’s how the establishment is trying to control what people will consider valid to think about. It has probably occurred to others, but it just did for me. I don’t watch the news or TV and don’t catch up on current events much. Calling something “fakenews” is […]
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