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Originally Posted by DeanFL
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"LITTLE PARTS"???? "out of context"... Did you Not see the quotes???
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Take it easy, you’re shouting. Yes, you took parts of what Lester Holt said & highlighted smaller parts of that WITHOUT the context of his own explanation, which started with
“Before you run with or tweet that headline, let me explain a bit.”
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Originally Posted by DeanFL
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"not giving unsupported arguments equal time"
BASED UPON WHAT AND WHO?
"Our duty is to be fair to the truth."
WHO'S TRUTH???
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There’s really no such thing as ‘whose truth’. If an argument is unsupported, by definition there are no corroborating FACTS, which relegate it to opinion status.
E.G.: Wildfires in California have been caused by power transmission lines, lightning & arson. (Provable fact)
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Wildfires in California have been caused by space lasers. (Something else entirely)
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Originally Posted by DeanFL
" Finally, misinformation should not be a matter of opinion."
WHO'S OPINION???
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My meaning here is that
whether or not something is misinformation shouldn't be a matter of opinion. You’re equating truth & opinion, which are not the same – although they
can be. There is no such thing as my truth vs. your truth, only different opinions, values, beliefs, viewpoints, etc.
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Originally Posted by DeanFL
"If there are no demonstrable facts presented, or at least scientific consensus, then it is opinion."
WHO'S OPINION???
Huh?? 
Do YOU NOT see a dichotomy here? ...if you don't know what that means, here it is:
something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
I ALWAYS look on the other side of an argument. Would YOU feel the same way about this if it was said by a Fox News anchor or such? please...
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I really
do see the dichotomy between opinion and fact and have tried to explain that here.
FOX has nothing to do with this, as far as I am concerned. Why would you even ask that? And, really, this whole overblown issue is ancient history. The FCC abandoned their own so-called 'Fairness Doctrine' in the late 80's, which, among other things, required broadcasters to air dissenting views along with their own presentation of certain types of stories. Read all about it here:
FCC fairness doctrine - Wikipedia