State Dept. Helps you spot Disinformation

[Moochy]

http://usinfo.state.gov/media/Archive/2005/Jul/27-595713.html

How to Identify Misinformation

How can a journalist or a news consumer tell if a story is true or false? There are no exact rules, but the following clues can help indicate if a story or allegation is true.

* Does the story fit the pattern of a conspiracy theory?
* Does the story fit the pattern of an “urban legend?”
* Does the story contain a shocking revelation about a highly controversial issue?
* Is the source trustworthy?
* What does further research tell you?

You can also contact the counter-misinformation team too for questions.

[JuniperLea]

1. Laughable

Now we have those who lie to us daily trying to censor our choices for news. Priceless.

[punpirate]

2. Better yet...

... just ask Condi--she'll set you straight. :P

[tridim]

3. And she'll tell you what "really" happened

all the time shaking her head back and forth indicating "No".

[Moochy]

6. That's such a tell

All of the Bush Admin have horrible poker faces.

I was wondering if anyone else notices this thing?

[lpbk2713]

4. In the case of the Boosh administration .....

are their lips moving?

[RBHam]

5. Ridiculing conspiracy theories allows them to get away with it.

"Beyond the pale"!

Cowards kneel before Dick Cheney.