The lack of critical thinking skills is widespread
Truthiness from people who should know better says “Bad Bunny” is an immigrant. He is, in fact, from Puerto Rico, which is part of the United States. He is not an immigrant
Media: Back to the “average cost of weddings” is $33k B.S.
The “average” wedding costs $33,000 or $35,000? No it doesn’t.
Media censorship: BBC altered Trump speech
The BBC edited Trump quotes, from an hour apart, to make it appear he said something he did not say. The BBC Director General and the BBC News CEO have now both resigned.
He calls himself an “honest pollster”
Famous pollster who calls himself an “honest pollster” is not honest.
Social: Telling a straight up lie for propaganda
Photos of people sunbathing are presented as an illustration of lazy American workers, cutting work. But that is not what the photos show – in fact, its college students just after the spring semester ended.
Media made up false Google GMail security warning
Reports that 2.5 billion Gmail users might be hacked were fake news.
Media: Where idiocy runs rampant
“JournOList” creator says the pandemic was ended by vaccines. Uh, nope. Per the CDC, by mid-2023, almost 4 out of 5 adults in the US had had Covid-19.
Media: Another fake “died from heat” story
Another story alleging a death due to heat – except it was 82 deg F at 6 pm at the time the subject had a heart attack. This mistake has been made before, when a runner died on a day with “triple digit” temperatures. Except the race began at 5 am and temperatures were in the low 70s during the race. Details matter.
Media: “It’s impossible to say” but we will say it anyway
It’s impossible to make this claim, says ABC News, but we will make it anyway…
Media: “Camp Mystic girls had a safe haven by the river for 100 years. Then, the flood came.”
Except the camp has flooded numerous times. Was that really a “safe haven”?