Google

I heard it twice this week and had a comment about Google.  I here it regularly, “You need to google it and find the truth.”  Why would I find the truth on Google?  it only spits out the results of the searches it completes.  And what does it search for, not the truth or the lies, just the words you put in.

How much stuff floating around the internet is garbage?  Anybody can write anything and it will eventually hit the search engines.  It does not matter if it is true or false.  You cannot believe everything you hear – Momma used to say.  The same is true here, you can’t believe all you read on the internet.

You can’t even believe all you read in the news paper; what makes you think you can believe everything you read on the internet?  If everyone had to tell the truth only, many would have little to say.  If people did not manipulate facts or create fiction, there would be less arguments.  I believe little of what I hear or read, and then I consider the source.

We use to call it lying in America.  We use to call those who lie, liars; now we call them reports, and politicians.  Someone will take offense of that statement, but be warned I consider it lying or deceitful if you do not tell the WHOLE truth.  How often do you hear a story told, but some fact is left out that would change the whole story.  We have that happening all the time.  News stories use clips of long statements that appear to make a person say something they did not say but makes the point they would have us believe.

Be careful about what you believe. Verify what is said. Just because you find it in print, or on the net, or said on tv or the radio doesn’t mean it is true.  Trust only after you verify.