I love the internet but it's filled with so much garbage and lies now

[steven100]

The internet use to be a great source of correct and proper information.

Sadly,  crooks, thieves and scammers have moved in and now nothing can be believed or considered correct.

 

Honestly,     this world is such a dismal place when you can't even accept the information for your school project as being honest.

The world is full of scammers ....  and it's about time the governments got serious about it. 

 

[Hummin]

Quit social media last year January, and now this forum is on a thin line as well. 

 

We will see when back in Norway. Think it is time to pull the plug and start reading books again. Real hardcover books.

[OneMoreFarang]

I agree with the problem of lots of false information.

 

I think most of the time we don't need accurate information on short notice. It would be good if we get them, but not tragic if we don't get them.

Everything we see on the internet or TV or written somewhere is maybe correct and maybe not. This is what we should always have in mind. We read or see a plane crashed. And then we hear x people died. And the reason for the crash was x. Is all that correct? Maybe. Probably a plane crashed. Just now or some time ago? Not sure. Did rescue operations find already z dead people? Or do they just assume all are dead? And does anybody after a few hours really know why it happened? Speculation, maybe, guesses. But facts?

 

With some things I just wait. I.e. with that plane crash in DC, let's read the news in a week or two. Then the information will be likely a lot more accurate than now.

And check the news on different sources.

 

I think the biggest giveaway for incorrect information is always when people are totally one-sided. Trump is to blame for everything. Or Trump has always good ideas. No! There is extreme seldom black and white. There is a lot of grey. And when people behave like they know everything and for them the world is black and white then we should realize that we can't trust these people. Move on! Watch or read what others say.

 

[Lacessit]

Lies and lying are now accepted behavior from political leaders.

 

Who remembers when John Profumo was forced to resign from the British ministry for lying to Parliament in 1963? How likely is that now?

 

The response to facts on the internet is ad hominem attacks. Or assertions without evidence, which can be dismissed without evidence.

 

Freedom of speech on the internet has resulted in some influencers being able to disseminate misinformation and hate, with no checks on them.

 

Governments should do something about it? They are among the worst offenders.