Quote Originally Posted by JenBKR
Honestly, I don't know. Hopefully someone else will have a better answer. Maybe that's why I'm not very political - I do listen to what my parents have to say, and what others have to say, and the news, but how much of it do I know to be true? I have no idea...

You can get the truth from the media, you just have to know what their spin is. Like with the teasing earlier about Fox - Fox News is very conserative. When you are watching Fox News, you need to understand what they are saying will be very leaned to the right. Likewise, there are news channels which are very liberal and their stories will be "spun" towards the left.

Check the sources when something sounds suspect to you. Let's say you read a 'fact' and the writer said he got the information from CNN. Check his source: did CNN say it in the way he used it or did he put his own 'spin' on the subject?

It gets easier once you begin looking at the facts and sources. With so many opinions coming at you from every direction, it can be overwhelming at first. Once you start looking closer at different forms of media, you'll be able to tell which direction they lean and it will be become much more obvious.