In my case (living in France and commenting about the US), the disclaimer is rather "I w about the US from mainstream media and since I am not that interested

In my case (living in France and commenting about the US), the disclaimer is rather "I w about the US from mainstream media and since I am not that interested about the subject I make up my mind from there without further studies and insightful thinking. I WELCOME facts which would make me change my mind, from people more informed (not necessarily "right", just more informed than I am) "