From Newsgroup: aus.politics

*Who do you believe?*

/The Tony Tonkin Show, 27 Jul 2025/ <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_869tMxy_I>

"I have been wondering about who we believe when presented with
assertions rather than facts. I am curious about the allegations that
Obama is a traitor and whether that is factual. Let me know what you
think below."
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The issue in end effect is who do you won't believe?

Clearly truth doesn't necessarily win votes. Hence discussions around
politics are permeated with lies, intentional misinterpretations and misrepresentations of opponents and opposing views. It is obvious that
factual information is completely incompatible with political propaganda.

So what should politically literate people do to filter out all the
chaotic disruptive noise in the public arena put out by bad face actors?

I suppose the only way to cut through that crap deluge is to be
sceptical of populists and look at trends in their behaviour and compare
their contradictory rhetoric by using logic and well established facts.

And of course, always ask the question who is profiting from political decision making and who is providing the moneys politicians use the sell
their agendas to the voting public.

Ultimately never forget that political lies are usually constructed with
the politically and media wise semi- or fully illiterate masses in mind.
If you aren't part of that demographic you won't be so easily fooled.
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