OPINION — “The function of truth is to bring to light the hidden facts, to set them into relation with each other, and make a picture of reality on which men can act.” Walter Lippmann wrote in his 1925 book, Public Opinion.
In the Trump era, officials and legislators are cherry-picking facts, to justify their acts leaving the public confused about the whole truth and thus what was, and is, reality.
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