People think that if they read something in the newspaper or see it on TV, it has to be true.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If 'The New York Times' says it, it must be true.
Because people have read those things in the newspapers, they think it is true. Ten years ago all these things I have just mentioned would have upset me.
Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it long enough it will be true.
One of the reasons why I think people have gone from reading mainstream newspapers to the Internet is because they realize they're being lied to.
I think most things I read on the Internet and in newspapers are propaganda. Everyone from the 'New York Times' to Rupert Murdoch has a point of view and is putting forth their own propaganda. They're stuck with the facts as they are, but the way they interpret and frame them is wildly different.
Well, I mean, the real attack on truth is tabloid journalism in the United States.
I don't know if it's true or not that folks are less likely to tell police when they see things.
People still believe what they read is necessarily the truth.
We all live in the moment, and we often mistakenly believe that what is true today was true always. Not so in politics, and especially in Congressional elections.
If it's on the Internet, then it's gotta be true.