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Originally Posted by Mortal1
Fact check all you like...it does not mean what you check isn't a lie also...yes I am a professional cynic...working for over 30 years in gov't does that...you should have learned by now that the internet can be manipulated so you'll never know the truth.
Go by: common sense(very rare) and your instincts(if you haven't developed any then best of luck?)
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Well said. I only allow myself to read the sources that have always been good, even though now I read far too many opinions on all of them in lieu of facts. The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Vox, AP, Forbes, Pew Research, Nielsen Ratings. I give a wide berth to Breitbart and Mother Jones etc.etc. and all of those really extreme in political bias. I TRY to find the truth, admitting to having my own bias. I try to allow my mind to be changed and it has been with enough evidence and valid arguments that are presented in an unemotional way. A good argument is usually brief. If it is very long I began to get skeptical.