“Fake news” should be a wake up call to check anything you hear as carefully as possible, because the “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” rule is no longer in effect when it is to any political organization’s advantage to blow as much smoke as possible.
Looks like we either stop reading altogether and be totally uninformed; read without fact checking and be misinformed; or not believe anything and be skeptical of everything.
John Wiley Premium Member over 7 years ago
…and is brought about by gullibility and confirmation bias.
Olddog1 over 7 years ago
Plus all of the above.
Diane Lee Premium Member over 7 years ago
“Fake news” should be a wake up call to check anything you hear as carefully as possible, because the “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” rule is no longer in effect when it is to any political organization’s advantage to blow as much smoke as possible.
Roadrunner Premium Member over 7 years ago
Looks like we either stop reading altogether and be totally uninformed; read without fact checking and be misinformed; or not believe anything and be skeptical of everything.