Here is the news - it's all bullshit.

[The Curmudgeon]

Smart, learned folk that we are here in the Fortress of Solitude, chances are you've read or seen something in the news and questioned it or even openly mocked it. Especially if you're from the US, where the news seems to be one hilarious, OMG WE'RE DOOMED story after another (Bill O Reilly. Fuck, what did you people do to deserve that dickweed?)

So yes, we know the news can be an elitist, racist, scare-mongering, lying beast at times. But now, thanks to our friends at Cracked.com, you have 6 ways to find out how they do it..

www.cracked.com/article_18458_6-subtle-ways-news-media-disguises-bullshit-as-fact.html

[trashcanman]

Tip of the iceberg there. Truth is, a lot of these techiques are unnecessary anymore. TV controls what we see and what we hear. Certain one tell specific groups of people whatever they want to hear until said group only watched that station. A that point, manipulation isn't even a matter of trickery. Blatant lies are accepted as truth since the target adience won't check thier facts. It's getting downright disturbing over here.