It's important to realise there are no objective bearers of facts, only sellers of opinion, or perspective.
Everybody's selling something, or they wouldn't bother to speak.
How closely the opinions they share align with actual realities is not made clear by the number of people who share their opinions or by how fiercely they are held.
Neither characteristic is indicative of truth, as both qualities have been associated with falsehood in the past, and so cannot be relied upon now.
Therefore, when weighing up the information we receive we must exercise discretion and apply the maxim: buyer beware!
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