"There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth." The media (en masse) can be factual and yet instill a large bias. Stories

"There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth." The media (en masse) can be factual and yet instill a large bias. Stories with uneven sourcing, presentation and priority of different news stories, biased accompanying photographs, weirdly scaled graphs ... there are millions of ways to use facts selectively and tell a story that is factual but not truthful. Skepticism is probably the most important part of media consumption. What am I reading? Where does it come from? Does the headline try to beg the question? Are there an equal number of sources on both sides? Do they have equal gravity? Where can I confirm these facts? Do they confirm or reject my pre-existing beliefs? And so on ... It's a lot of work! That's why most people have poor media literacy. That's why we read something on social media at under 256 chars and believe it.