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>  MP>  - an internet post by a "user" (like something posted on a web board or
>  MP> social media)
>  MP>  - something posted on Wikipedia (where anyone can edit it)
>  MP>  - something some talking head posts on youtube or a blogging site
>  MP>  - news outlets that post their articles online as well as their print
>  MP> media.

> I honestly don't see the difference between some guy on X and some guy who
has
> "reporter" as his job title and works for a media company.

Some "reporter," and the company they work for, have the threat of slander and
liable hanging over what they print.  They have certain legal obligations.
Whether or not someone holds them to them at all times might be a different
question, but they do have them.

Some guy on X has no such legal obligations, and neither does X.  You could
go out right now and post some claim about Biden being a "lizard person"
and, aside from possibly being flamed for it, there are no reprocussions.

> I'll admit that there is a little difference between the above 2 options and
a
> official website for a government agency, but still, not that much
difference.
> Biden's WH website had tons of misinformation on it (I still have the
> screenshots.)

So does Trump's.

>  MP> So where do you find out anything recent?  Encyclopedias are usually
>  MP> behind at least a year, so certainly not there.

> I was driving up my dad's street the other day and I noticed that a house was
> torn down. That's factual news that I can share with people. My kid's
homework
> assignment was to write a paper about "how immigrants help people." That's
> propaganda that I can complain about. OTOH: There's a video circulating of
som
> Democrats allegedly causing a disturbance outside an ICE facility. I didn't
se
> the whole video, so I can't say with confidence that they did anything wrong
> (other than being Democrats.)

For someone who only believes in what they see, you:

(1) seem to find a lot of time to post opinions on FIDO about things you
have never personally witnessed
(2) have religious beliefs that would seem to contradict being able to "see
things" in person.

While posts from the Internet might not be good source material per a
college professor, "cause I saw/didn't see it" isn't going to pass muster as a
legit research reference, either.


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