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Old 04-01-2021, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by roscoguy View Post
Nah, what's kinda scary is that you seem to have taken little parts of Mr. Holt's acceptance speech out of context & directly counter to his explanation of what he meant.

"I think it's become clearer that fairness is overrated," he said."Before you run with or tweet that headline, let me explain a bit. The idea that we should always give two sides equal weight and merit does not reflect the world we find ourselves in. That the sun sets in the west is a fact. Any contrary view does not deserve our time or attention." (This quote is also directly from the Yahoo! article you linked to in your OP.)

Other parts of the article you quoted, but didn't highlight, is that he specifically mentioned not giving "unsupported arguments equal time" and that "Our duty is to be fair to the truth." Both seem to be pretty important pieces of his speech. Finally, misinformation should not be a matter of opinion. If there are no demonstrable facts presented, or at least scientific consensus, then it is opinion.
What you are saying is exactly what NBC and other news outlets do. They edit certain parts of a comment, snip content, or misquote. Are they lying? Probably not. They are just presenting the information to fit their narrative. I guess it is up to the viewer/reader to decide for themselves. In most cases, if you agree with their narrative, they are telling the truth. If you do not agree, they are misrepresenting the truth.
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