# Why do most people believe everything from the media

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-people-believe-everything-from-the-media/789690>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 23, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-people-believe-everything-from-the-media/789690 "2017-06-23T16:15:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![miketx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@miketx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miketx)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-people-believe-everything-from-the-media/789690/20 "2017-06-23T18:37:52Z")

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> [@El\_Kabong](#):
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> I’ve caught posters on this very board lying and trying to sway people countless times. Why, then, should we believe anything you have to say regarding “the media”, whatever that is?

I don’t care if you believe me or not. I just assumed in my short time here there were some smart people here. Perhaps I was mistaken?

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