How to sift BS in the NEWS

[nomadpete]

We all get caught up in major news stories from time to time.

 

With all the tech & social media "improvements" to our information sources, what can we trust?

 

When you say "the press", do you mean the multi-billion-dollar corporations owned and/or controlled by  billionaire oligarchs?

Just my opinion, but if you're still consuming, or worse paying for that stuff, it's probably best to quit the habit.

 

These days we have to dig deeper.

[nomadpete]

    One trick is going to the propagandists and official PR first to identify what definitely is not a truth, and to set floors and ceilings for where reality might be.


I applied that to the news about the Good murder in USA. When the WH called it domestic terrorism, I combined that with assuming that any story headline that stirs deep emotions is likely non-credible.

So I figured it was murder.

 

Of course in that particular example we'll probably never see a court ruling to confirm.

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by nomadpete