Yesterday’s rant was on the need to check out facts before finalizing opinions. A great example of this is in today’s NY Times piece on last night’s debate – it simply states what the candidate said and what multiple sources say on the same subjects to back up or question what was said. Hopefully the paper and many others will continue to do this right through the election next year.
But what happens when you do try to verify facts and find that there are multiple, conflicting data points? Could it be because some of them are fake? Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Spotting BS
Filed under Helpful Hints, Reality checks
Yes, This Is Redundant
We’ve had this chat before, folks. Sometimes I make oblique political references as I make the point I’m about to repeat; sometimes I just throw it up there as a friendly reminder. Today, I’d like to have your full attention because the more I think about it, this one issue is at the root of so much of what’s going on around us these days.
You ready?
I’m begging you: don’t believe everything you read or hear without doing some fact checking if the point being made is important to you. Here’s another example of why. Continue reading
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