CAN ANYONE BELIEVE ANYTHING REPORTED IN THE NEWS? [+] serious ballot by patch22us created Thu Oct 25, 07 Recently a ballot was posted about Mattel's toy recalls. Researching the topic, it was disturbing at how many varying "facts" there were. Some news sites indicated that the total recall was 19 million toys and about half (9 - 10 million) were due to lead pain, while the other half was due to a design flaw using magnets. Other news sites said that the total recall was 21 million toys, with half being recalled for lead paint and the other half being recalled due to lead paint AND the magnets. Still others reported the total recall was about 19-20 million, with about 17 million being recalled due to the design flaw with the magnets and about 2.2 million being recalled due to lead paint. What the heck? I'm usually the type to do research on multiple sources and the scary part is that of the above conflicting reports, all came from major news sources, including: NY Times, BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, The London Times, etc. If all of these major news sources can report such different accounts, how can we feel confident with any of the facts they present? Part of it could be because on the internet you can read so many different sources, but most are from varying times. e.g. maybe as the facts came out, the news was updated, but in a Google search, you may be looking at an older article? I don't know. All I know is that I question everything and this is one of the reasons why. Do you trust the facts you are being given in the news? Yes, I trust the news No, I don't truse the news Ballot #119035 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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