What is Fake News? Does it even exist?

We used to think we could get some of the most important facts about what is happening in the world from network television.

Where can we get unbiased news reporting without being channeled through only the top news clicks or stories of the day?

Do you read the newspaper, listen to radio, or watch television. Is that where you get your facts? Perhaps you believe Facebook is your ultimate resource. Maybe you Google your facts.

Is there any reason to believe your network provider or search engine is delivering all of the available unbiased facts?

Are you confident that your internet sources are correct, unbiased, immune to just covering those events with the highest ratings or clicks?

Where can we go to get the real truth so that we can make our own decisions?

The internet is full of options.  Check the search phase “unbiased news reporting 2018” if you are looking for options and opinions.  One of the best I have found is:

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/center/

It lists sources according to least biased, left leaning bias and right leaning bias. This is a good opportunity to compare some of the choices and draw your own conclusions.

Associated Press, Pew Research, Factcheck.org and others are listed under the category of least biased reporting facts. But, you have to read several sources to really be sure you aren’t being steered to someone else’s agenda.

If you are tired of the latest headline scandals in national news, use your internet to research what is really important. Don’t allow the networks and media stars to mold your opinions and thinking down their political rabbit hole.

Check out a Pew Research quiz that tests your ability to determine fact and opinion. It is only 10 questions and is one of the most interesting research quizzes they have put together at:

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/news-statements-quiz/

Can we all use a little less retweeting and facebook posting of statements that may or may not be rooted in fact? Commonsense discourse and honest debate on all topics is in all of our interests if we want to continue to promote freedom of choice in our democracy.

Let’s all commit to getting the facts, not spreading our version of the truth, and see if we can all come together on commonsense issues. We may still disagree, but at least we will disagree based on facts and not some fiction, so called Fake News,  or untruth.

-Talking Haid