Subj : Re: My Error
To   : Mike Powell
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Tue May 13 2025 11:25 am

 MP> There is a difference between:
 MP> 
 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.

I'll admit that there is a little difference between the above 2 options and an 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.)

 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 some Democrats allegedly causing a disturbance outside an ICE facility. I didn't see the whole video, so I can't say with confidence that they did anything wrong (other than being Democrats.)

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