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For that matter, most news stations, either. They’re a
skewed commentary on a situation with distorted facts to keep you thinking a
certain direction, which is more than likely far from the truth. That’s
probably why it’s now called news and no longer known as journalism. However,
it’s sad how much junk fills my Facebook status stream. It simply boggles the
mind that someone shared it to begin with, but it does make it believable that
the Salem witch trials could happen even today. Most of the time I don’t even
think people read what they are sharing or watch the videos they are passing
along. They just quickly share it because on the surface it falls in line with
their prejudiced way of thinking. For some, Facebook is the only source of news
they receive and, to be honest, that’s truly sad.
It’s not new, however. Since the World Wide Web infiltrated
our homes, gullible people have believed everything that came across the
computer screen, no matter how ludicrous. People don’t check the validity of a
story before passing it on. Furthermore, they don’t realize that all they are
really doing is hindering the truth from getting out and that’s exactly the
point behind the slanted story. It’s a diversion tactic to keep you focused in one
direction so that you don’t notice what’s really happening elsewhere.
