Online
is often less truthful but what communication medium can be guaranteed to be completely truthful? We cannot generalize and say that everything we find
online is less truthful than information from other sources. People have the
freedom to express themselves with barely any censorship online which gives us
the freedom to put our own spin on information. There are credible
sources online and it is up to us as consumers to do our research and decide
what to believe.
Not
online do people publish and spread fake information online, but also in gossip
magazines and phony news reports on TV. We often know what websites and sources
publish doubtful information but choose to read them for our own entertainment.
People who do not want to be fooled can work to ensure the information they
consume is as truthful as possible. The more we develop different ways to use
the internet and connect with people instantly, the more ways we will figure
out how to control and twist the information we share for our own convenience.
Politics
are a sensitive subject and the validity of its information is certainly at risk
everyday more because of the internet as Professor Anthony Miyazaki states on
his blog post: http://www.sensibleemarketing.com/2012/02/e-marketing-and-politics-how-true-is.html. I have my own beliefs
which I have based on factual research rather than word of mouth from social
media and other popular online sources. I believe educated people can figure
out what is less truthful from the information they find online, the ones who
do not know how to differentiate lies from truth were bound to be fooled
regardless of the communication medium they use for information.
