Political post here. Sorry.
Spending the day with my other half yesterday has got me thinking about fake news.
My other half seeks out multiple sources for news stories and researches things that he reads about. I dont. I just believe things that I am told. Maybe its because I believe that what ever is on the news is true. Right?
Wrong. I know that certain news outlets are biased. The thing is I don't like Trump (for reasons I've actually researched and found to be true) so I will find any negative piece on him to be true. Maybe they are not all true. (Some are funny, though). Maybe some are fake news.
Someone really needs to tell him to step away from twitter though. He does himself no favours with the stuff he posts on there.
Trump aside, its the same with UK politics. I was raised to hate the tories so now that they are in power I just hate everything they bring in and, once again, believe every negative news article I read.
Ok, they have done some terrible things: made sick and vulnerable people be in positions that make them feel suicidal by losing benefits, the bed room tax, unfair sanctions and long waiting lists for medical and social care.
And austerity. They've made local councils cut everything and now there's nothing left to cut and savings still need to be made and yet we, as a country, are even more in debt? How?
No, the tories aren't perfect but are they as bad as some news outlets make them out to be? Probably not.
Maybe in future I should keep an open mind when it comes to the news. After all, to quote Marvin Gaye in his brilliant song 'I heard it through the grapevine' : believe only half of what you see and none of what you hear. When it comes to 21st century news those are wise words.
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