Fake news isn’t just fake facts — cherry-picking, misrepresenting the truth is still a lie

One of the first things you learn in a Chemistry 103 lab is that as a scientist, you cannot falsely misrepresent your data to match your hypothesis. Step foot in any political science class and your professor will surely discuss the unethicality of cherry-picking data to make an angle seem more plausible. Writing for The … Continue reading Fake news isn’t just fake facts — cherry-picking, misrepresenting the truth is still a lie