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How much of the news do you believe?
January 30, 2015 at 6:36 pm
Inspired by this: http://atheistforums.org/thread-30574-po...#pid860514
Quote:Right now, you can look at the MSNBC file, which also includes NBC, and see how that network’s pundits and on-air talent stand. For instance, currently 45 percent of the claims we’ve checked from NBC and MSNBC pundits and on-air personalities have been rated Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire.
At Fox and Fox News Channel, that same number is now 58 percent. At CNN, it’s 22 percent.
How much of the stories on the news do you believe?
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RE: How much of the news do you believe?
January 30, 2015 at 6:53 pm
It's a lot easier to trust news sources from countries outside the US. Do you trust the National Enquirer? If not, then why should you trust any other American media?
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RE: How much of the news do you believe?
January 30, 2015 at 7:09 pm
I trust NPR, Reuters, and the AP newswires.
I peruse RawStory a lot, but I don't take anything they post as "news." If there's a story I see there or on Buzzfeed that I want to know more about, I'll go to one of those three.
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RE: How much of the news do you believe?
January 30, 2015 at 7:17 pm
I tend to trust news stories in a general, as opposed to a specific, manner. This is mainly due to the infotainment industry's desire to be first with the story at the cost of accuracy.
By way of example, suppose the hypothetical news story is that a man, William Jones, robs a bank at 3:00 PM in Widget City. He shoots and kills the guard and one of the tellers, then escapes in a late model blue car with $5000 in cash. If this is the first account of the event, I would accept that a bank was robbed in Widget City. I reserve judgment on the details until later stories.
For the record, I mistrust EVERYTHING from Auntie Beeb until and unless confirmed by at least two other sources. I wouldn't believe the BBC if they told me water was wet.
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RE: How much of the news do you believe?
January 30, 2015 at 7:21 pm
I'm what you'd call the moron watching the news and believing everything. I don't know why tho, it gets to me, ya know ? 
My subconscious criteria for True : If its on TV or on the internet, then it must be true.
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RE: How much of the news do you believe?
January 30, 2015 at 7:26 pm
(January 30, 2015 at 7:21 pm)Marsellus Wallace Wrote: I'm what you'd call the moron watching the news and believing everything. I don't know why tho, it gets to me, ya know ?
My subconscious criteria for True : If its on TV or on the internet, then it must be true.
You owe me $50 000. You are reading this on the internet, therefore it is true.
Please remit promptly.
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RE: How much of the news do you believe?
January 30, 2015 at 7:34 pm
(January 30, 2015 at 7:26 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (January 30, 2015 at 7:21 pm)Marsellus Wallace Wrote: I'm what you'd call the moron watching the news and believing everything. I don't know why tho, it gets to me, ya know ?
My subconscious criteria for True : If its on TV or on the internet, then it must be true.
You owe me $50 000. You are reading this on the internet, therefore it is true.
Please remit promptly.
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RE: How much of the news do you believe?
January 30, 2015 at 7:40 pm
(January 30, 2015 at 7:34 pm)Marsellus Wallace Wrote: (January 30, 2015 at 7:26 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: You owe me $50 000. You are reading this on the internet, therefore it is true.
Please remit promptly.
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Not to derail the topic, but - in your opinion - what was in the briefcase?
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RE: How much of the news do you believe?
January 31, 2015 at 4:48 am
(January 30, 2015 at 7:40 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Not to derail the topic, but - in your opinion - what was in the briefcase?
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RE: How much of the news do you believe?
January 31, 2015 at 5:05 am
About 50/50. I'm always highly aware of reporter bias and agenda. If the truth of the story is of little consequence and sounds reasonable, then I'll accept it for the time being. If it's more important, I would check other sources to verify it before making a judgement.
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