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MeanwhileOnGrad
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Meanwhile On Grad
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Well that's just a philosophical question, isn't it?
All you really know is what you experience first hand. Everything else is hear-say and personal beliefs.
I had a period of time during Trump's first admin where I read an article about him, and then I'd go find the original source, whether it was one of Trump's tweets, or a video of the event, or whatever. I really did my best to be impartial. And every time, I'd find that the article was either telling a half-truth or outright lying.
I'm a lot busier these days, (just with a few minutes of downtime here and there, that's when I get on Lemmy), so I can't investigate every article I come across, I just don't have the time. Those that I do look into usually turn out to be more half-truths and lies.
My personal experience says that the news is not to be trusted.
I'm not reading your fascist screed, get bent Nazi.
You've already said you don't care about the truth, this conversation is as worthless as that brain you have rattling around in your head.
Hey be nice