Allies in TruthSeeking

Sometimes, I do feel somewhat alone here on this blog, trying to seek out the truth and facts from the lies and spin.  So it is a blessed relief to find that I have some support out there from websites like politifact.com and factcheck.org.

PolitiFact is the home of the Truth-o-meter, as seen on CNN International’s Political Mann.  It comes from the St Petersberg Times from St Petersburg, Tampa Bay, Florida.  They fact check statements that come out of the mouths of politicians, lobbyists, pressure groups, and the propoganda that gets sent out in leaflets and chain e-mails. 

FactCheck comes from the Annenberg Public Policy Centre of the University Of Pennsylvania.  The centre is funded by The Annenberg Foundation, who are also a co-funder of the PBS programme “Washington Week”.

Please visit the above links, as we all together will work towards keeping the politicians honest.

Meet The TruthSeeker

Welcome to my newest blog, and I hope you will keep visiting.

You will know me from the Viewpoint blog I write, and from the contirbutions I make to the EMC MediaBlog, but this, for me, is new.

This blog is much more specific in nature than Viewpoint, which is a very eclectic blog which reflects my eclectic views and interests. TruthSeeker however is very much what it says. It is about finding the truth, the cold hard facts, from amongst the spin, lies, rumour, propoganda and misinformation that gets spread by the media sometimes, not always deliberately.

Many times I have seen or heard a rumour reported as such early on, yet within hours it gets reported as fact without any additional information having come through to support it.

This isn't just a blog to me. TruthSeeker is not something that I choose to do, it is who I am. Deep down within me is a being who completely despises the spin that certain parts of the media put on the news, and in many ways, I am determined to show just how bad the media can be.

In a world of ideologies, I am the realist.
In a world of extremes, I am the centre.
In a world of propogandists, I am the TruthSeeker.

Bill O'Reilly tends to refer to his show as a "No Spin Zone". This blog IS a real no-spin zone. My scissors are sharpened, ready to cut through anything that isn't cold, hard, undeniable fact. The X-Files used to say that "The Truth Is Out There." Well, it is out there, and I will work to make sure the truth is here, too.

Now you have been introduced to the TruthSeeker. I look forward to you joining me in my continuing quest for the cold hard facts, and the undeniable truth that is out there, amongst the lies, the spin, the opinions, the propoganda, the rumour, the misinformation. It's never easy, but it will be worthwhile.

Stay sharp!