Okay, okay, before you @ me, lemme preface this: I’m not saying *all* TV is fake news. I’m saying, if you wanna see a masterclass in spin, exaggeration, and outright fabrication…grab the remote.
Like, seriously, how many of us get all our news from reading stuff online or listening to NPR? It’s chill, it’s informative, you feel like you’re actually learning something. But then you accidentally stumble across a cable news show? *Whoa.* It’s a whole ‘nother level of… well, craziness.
I personally cut the cord years ago (good riddance, network TV!), but even just catching snippets at the gym or at a friend’s place… I’m honestly shocked sometimes. Like, are they even TRYING to be objective? Or is the entire point to rile people up? And I’m talking about both sides, folks, don’t come at me. They all do it.
It’s kinda like… remember those old panel shows? Like, “The Fake News Show” (yeah, there really WAS a show called that!). They’d have comedians and smart folks trying to spot the BS. But honestly, sometimes I think the real “Fake News Show” is just regular news. The lines blur, ya know?
And it’s not just the blatant lies, it’s the *way* they tell you things. The dramatic music, the talking heads shouting over each other, the constant scrolling tickers at the bottom… it’s designed to overwhelm you, to bypass your critical thinking. They want you to *feel* something, not *think* something.
I mean, think about it. How many times have you seen a headline that’s totally misleading, designed to get you to click? Or a story that’s presented with such a strong bias that you can’t even tell what actually happened? It’s exhausting! Like, I literally yelled at the TV the other day. My cat was scared.
Plus, let’s be real, a lot of the news is just… boring! So they gotta spice it up, right? Gotta make it more exciting, more dramatic. And sometimes, that means bending the truth a little (or a lot).
