Has the mainstream media ceased to be reliable as a source of news that is true or accurate?

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In the UK I have become disillusioned about the quality of news reporting. There is alot of needless padding, and opinion driven news rather than facts. Crucially what is left out of the news can be as important as what the editor chooses to include.
The BBC was interviewing a man who was on an anti brexit march, last year. He had his two children with him holding placards. The reporter asked him, " So what are your children doing here? " He replied that they had helped make and nail the placards together. She then replied with another question, "Don't you think they are concerned about their future?" I was flabbergasted at such blatant bias and leading him to answer in the "proper" way. This sort of thing happens all the time. I no longer trust the news on important issues.

Anyway, be good to see what you think.
 

Nehemiah6

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In the UK I have become disillusioned about the quality of news reporting.
There was a time when only the Communist media were promoters of lies and propaganda. But today (after Donald Trump decided to expose the media for what they are -- Fake News) all the Western mainstream media have doubled down on simply manufacturing news rather than reporting it. You cannot trust any of the major networks (including BBC). They would rather favor Muslim terrorists than the citizens of their own countries. Indeed, they have become the enemy of the people, and would like to see democracy destroyed and anarchy put in place. As long as they are free to publish their rubbish.
 

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There was a time when only the Communist media were promoters of lies and propaganda. But today (after Donald Trump decided to expose the media for what they are -- Fake News) all the Western mainstream media have doubled down on simply manufacturing news rather than reporting it. You cannot trust any of the major networks (including BBC). They would rather favor Muslim terrorists than the citizens of their own countries. Indeed, they have become the enemy of the people, and would like to see democracy destroyed and anarchy put in place. As long as they are free to publish their rubbish.
look up the smith-mundt act, passed into law here in America in 1948, " modernized " by the Obama administration in 2013.
 

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You can trawl just fine with most mainstream media, red herrings, eels, and sharks must be extricated to ensure a useful catch however.

Draw from many different sources. Listening to constant opinion pieces where the same things are repeated incessantly is quite taxing...so maybe once a month I'll listen to the BBC on the radio and a few times for certain hosts that don't do a lot of infomercials on other stations.


Late night radio has more fact based hosts in my experience, Brian Kilmeade I stumbled upon and appreciated how informative he was with a stated "outline" of the show up front. Other than red eye radio and Dana loesch I haven't heard too many other late night hosts, except when traveling.

There are some good independent Christian new sources that are worth tuning into as well. Not that I'm against sermons or anything, but straight facts rapid fire is what I'm looking for without internet trawling (obviously can be fact checked to an extent). There is actually a lot going on, and those weekly broadcasts are quite informative.
 

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There absolutely is an agenda when the gap between Babylon Bee headlines and newspaper headlines starts to narrow.
 

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In the UK I have become disillusioned about the quality of news reporting. There is alot of needless padding, and opinion driven news rather than facts. Crucially what is left out of the news can be as important as what the editor chooses to include.
The BBC was interviewing a man who was on an anti brexit march, last year. He had his two children with him holding placards. The reporter asked him, " So what are your children doing here? " He replied that they had helped make and nail the placards together. She then replied with another question, "Don't you think they are concerned about their future?" I was flabbergasted at such blatant bias and leading him to answer in the "proper" way. This sort of thing happens all the time. I no longer trust the news on important issues.

Anyway, be good to see what you think.
I have not trusted the main stream media for like 30 years.. Most of them are not true journalists seeking information and giving the information they find.. Most of them are activists pushing an agenda and serving the owners of their media organization..

All you need to us understand the political interests of the organizations owners / controllers and you then know what way they are going to portray any given issue..

The BBC. Big Brother Communists are filled with leftist, liberal, cultural Marxists.
 

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look up the smith-mundt act, passed into law here in America in 1948, " modernized " by the Obama administration in 2013.
You are right .. Smith Mundt 1948 made it against the law to use propaganda against US Citizens and the Smith Mundt Modernization Act reversed to make it legal for the government to use propaganda against US Citizens .. incredible but it explains a lot ..
 
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Of course you can trust the mainstream news its just that some people dont like to hear actual facts and would rather hear alternative conspiracy theories. If what they are saying is false you can sue them
 
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sadly no, here in Australia corporate interests reign supreme, money and capitalism above all else, they have there own agenda and it isn't good. The amount of lies, exaggeration, false narratives here is astounding. I could write a 200 page essay on this topic. Corporate will never let go of there lust for money, and this has pervaded into western culture, hence the dire state of the world now.
 

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Well for me there are a handful that no one can not trust. For me it would be foolish to do so with out hearing that story then search it out. To hear both sides when there seems to be one. Some one hear said "if false you can sue them" Someone as of late did and it was settled out of court. And that story? STILL they have no changed it.

you are opening my eyes lord <---a song
 

gb9

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sadly no, here in Australia corporate interests reign supreme, money and capitalism above all else, they have there own agenda and it isn't good. The amount of lies, exaggeration, false narratives here is astounding. I could write a 200 page essay on this topic. Corporate will never let go of there lust for money, and this has pervaded into western culture, hence the dire state of the world now.

after all the stories about the horrible wildfires , a lot of them started by people, the media and celeberties over here in the u.s. were STILL blaming " climate change".

fake news.
 
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after all the stories about the horrible wildfires , a lot of them started by people, the media and celeberties over here in the u.s. were STILL blaming " climate change".

fake news.
those stories about people starting the fires turned out to be fake news, the police and the emergency services released a report that contradicted them, and also they gave a press conference which also destroyed the myth that people started the fire, it is climate change and lightning strikes that are the main cause
 

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gb9

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those stories about people starting the fires turned out to be fake news, the police and the emergency services released a report that contradicted them, and also they gave a press conference which also destroyed the myth that people started the fire, it is climate change and lightning strikes that are the main cause
negative.


the south wales police dep. have arrested 183 people for improper burning or fire starting, with 24 of those being charged with arson.

so, no, climate change is a not a real thing.
 
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negative.


the south wales police dep. have arrested 183 people for improper burning or fire starting, with 24 of those being charged with arson.

so, no, climate change is a not a real thing.
its real because we are experiencing it, longer hotter summers, 7 years of drought, weird weather, one day 17 celsius, next day 42 celsius, winds and on it goes. Its a sign of the end times. It is no longer business as usual. Forget about capitalism, consumersim and aspiration, look to God
 

gb9

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its real because we are experiencing it, longer hotter summers, 7 years of drought, weird weather, one day 17 celsius, next day 42 celsius, winds and on it goes. Its a sign of the end times. It is no longer business as usual. Forget about capitalism, consumersim and aspiration, look to God
" sign of the end times" could be. or not.

but, no, just because the weather is different some years than others does NOT prove climate change.

I live in the south of the u.s.a. ( state of Ga.) most of the record high temps were set in the 1930's , long before " man made " climate change began.

don't believe the media hype. trust the instincts that God gave you.

( and, told you the fires down there were set on purpose)
 

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negative.


the south wales police dep. have arrested 183 people for improper burning or fire starting, with 24 of those being charged with arson.

so, no, climate change is a not a real thing.
This is the truth.. And it is not climate change.. This current disaster has been set up by greenies and environmentalists pressure to stop yearly burn offs.. Australia used to conduct a lot of controlled burn offs of forests each winter to reduce the amount of fuel on the ground.. Doing what the native aboriginals did and still do in parts of the northern territory.. But pressure from the environmental activists and government cost reduction drive reduced the management of forests so each year the fuel kept on building up to disastrous levels..

Then came the drought drying up the land.. Australia has always had big long droughts bu this time the forests had a huge fuel load on the ground and when the fires started by both lightning strikes and pyromaniacs then the current disaster is the result..

Yes the climate change activists who caused the build up of fuel on the forest floors because burning wood releases carbon and we must put a stop to that.. Have used the disaster and the suffering of people and animals to push their extremist cause..
 

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This is the truth.. And it is not climate change.. This current disaster has been set up by greenies and environmentalists pressure to stop yearly burn offs.. Australia used to conduct a lot of controlled burn offs of forests each winter to reduce the amount of fuel on the ground.. Doing what the native aboriginals did and still do in parts of the northern territory.. But pressure from the environmental activists and government cost reduction drive reduced the management of forests so each year the fuel kept on building up to disastrous levels..

Then came the drought drying up the land.. Australia has always had big long droughts bu this time the forests had a huge fuel load on the ground and when the fires started by both lightning strikes and pyromaniacs then the current disaster is the result..

Yes the climate change activists who caused the build up of fuel on the forest floors because burning wood releases carbon and we must put a stop to that.. Have used the disaster and the suffering of people and animals to push their extremist cause..
It is partially due to this, partially arsonists, partially the end times, climate change and because we have an enemy. There is usually not one sole reason but a combination of a few factors that have caused this crisis. The media however will will steer you in the direction of what they want you to believe.
 

gb9

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This is the truth.. And it is not climate change.. This current disaster has been set up by greenies and environmentalists pressure to stop yearly burn offs.. Australia used to conduct a lot of controlled burn offs of forests each winter to reduce the amount of fuel on the ground.. Doing what the native aboriginals did and still do in parts of the northern territory.. But pressure from the environmental activists and government cost reduction drive reduced the management of forests so each year the fuel kept on building up to disastrous levels..

Then came the drought drying up the land.. Australia has always had big long droughts bu this time the forests had a huge fuel load on the ground and when the fires started by both lightning strikes and pyromaniacs then the current disaster is the result..

Yes the climate change activists who caused the build up of fuel on the forest floors because burning wood releases carbon and we must put a stop to that.. Have used the disaster and the suffering of people and animals to push their extremist cause..
this is what I was going to say next. same thing here in the u.s. , in California , the environmental crazies have passed laws that make wild fires worse....
 
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2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 King James Version (KJV)

9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.



The Mainstream and Fringestream Media is and has always been for the sole purpose of creating and maintaining a false perception of reality to control and manage citizens of the Satanic Kingdom. In this way you cannot tell the difference between truths and lies or between facts and fictions.

Do you know of any Fringestream outlets that has escaped the Matrix?


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