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Originally Posted by Artangel ->
... would you say, it has always been like that?
What do you think? Is the world now run on lies, propaganda and fake news? Or is that being paranoid?
Always.

And I'd like to add "Vested Interests" to your list.

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It’s been known for ages that princess Diana and Elvis have been seen working in a chippy shop in Glasgow.
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I dont trust or believe what we are told today , I did when I was younger believe that those in power had good intentions but I think its always been about them and lining their pockets .

I think the media stirs up trouble and focus on the fear and negativity and ask a politician a question and you never get a straight answer ......why ?
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We have been lied to for as long as I can remember. I mean, how many prawns do you get in a bag of prawn cocktail crisps? None!!!
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Re: Do We Now Live In A World Full Of Lies, Propaganda And Fake News... Or...

Originally Posted by Harbal ->
It's the amount of crackpot conspiracy theories that worries me. And even more worrying is the amount of people who believe them.
I agree - it's very worrisome that so many people believe things that are flat out lies, even when the evidence that they are lies is right in front of them. They can see the truth unfolding, yet choose to be believe the lie. I knew some people were gullible, but I didn't know there were that many who were.
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Its good that folks are thinking, and taking up the mantle, The Truth!.
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Re: Do We Now Live In A World Full Of Lies, Propaganda And Fake News... Or...

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
We have been lied to for as long as I can remember. I mean, how many prawns do you get in a bag of prawn cocktail crisps? None!!!
Can't remember coming across a Cocks Tail either!
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The accuracy of information depends on who has written it and for what purpose.

To make money, journalists or partisan, satire or parody.

I read a range of news, sometimes it gives an alternative perspective about things.
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At first I thought it was all about the modern role pf the media.

Now I'm more into the impact of the various "Spin Doctors" who feed the grateful media with whatever bias they want to get out there.

You can, sometimes read about the same event, as reported in several media sources, and the spin can be so different, on each one, that the answer goes all the way from "yes" to "NO", if you see what I mean.

No chance of seeing just the basic evidence of a story.

 
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