In fact, often times you don’t even need to lie to skew the “truth”. Cherry picking facts or even just highlighting certain facts over others, plus an optional bit of extrapolation or subtle misinterpretation, is often enough to fit whatever narrative you want to push.
> and verification in the age of Google isn't that hard.
It’s hard because publications often parrot each other. You walk away confident of your “verified” truth due to echo chamber effect, which might be worse than not verifying at all.
> You can trust that if the NY Times or CBS publishes a video...
I can’t. Again, you don’t need to make factual mistakes to push an agenda.
> and verification in the age of Google isn't that hard.
It’s hard because publications often parrot each other. You walk away confident of your “verified” truth due to echo chamber effect, which might be worse than not verifying at all.
> You can trust that if the NY Times or CBS publishes a video...
I can’t. Again, you don’t need to make factual mistakes to push an agenda.