Sunday, June 18, 2017

Fact isn't necessarily Truth

During the recent Congressional baseball game, CNN reported the following: "Members of the Democratic team gather on the field for a prayer before the Congressional Baseball Game." In truth, BOTH the Republican and Democrat teams joined together and took a knee in prayer to honor the recent shooting victims. Did CNN lie? Nope, what they stated was a fact. However, just because a statement is true, does NOT mean you've been told the whole truth. One need not lie to be biased. I find the term "fake news" to be stupid and juvenile. But when I continually see subtle and manipulative reporting like this, I can certainly see how the term came about.  And yes, FOX, MSNBC, NYT, etc. are just as guilty.