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Originally Posted by Matata
"Do NOT trust mainstream media" - Is this an unfortunate concession one must make due to the incestuous nature of modern govt, corporations and the media; or is it just contrarians getting carried away?
The 39% vote gain is the largest differential in the Munk debate history, typically the poll shifts are <10%. The debate took place ~3 months ago in Toronto, so it's probably fair to assume the crowd consisted of southern ontario intellectuals. I'd say both sides had about the best representation they were going to get.
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I mean it should be pretty easy for a Fox News contributor to get people to agree that Main Stream media shouldn't be trusted.
Their entire argument can be wrapped up in 5 points:
1) Fox News is considered "Mainstream Media"
2) We actively push stories we know are false
3) No Seriously, we do, Tucker even got out of a lawsuit by admitting no reasonable person would believe that what he is saying are actual facts
4) Oh yeah, but we still tell all of our viewers that we are presenting real news and objective facts
5) Everyone in the mainstream media does what we do (note, we will not be providing evidence of this, please refer to points 2-4 for reasoning)
In conclusion, we have proved you shouldn't trust mainstream media.