See if this sounds familiar: you read a news story and notice something odd about how it’s framed.
You see a mass shooter described as a “woman in a dress.” You try to recall if you’ve ever seen a gunman similarly referred to as a “man in pants.” You haven’t.
Or you read that federal authorities have inexplicably deported a “Maryland man.” It certainly seems inexplicable, given that the headlines, subheads, news blurbs, and even story ledes all indicate that the man is a U.S. citizen. Weirdly enough, though, they don’t say this outright.
Seeking clarity, you read about the same story at a secondary news source, only to find similarly ambiguous language. Now, you’re searching for primary sources to see what, if anything, has been left out of the reports you just read. You might end up on YouTube, watching videos that argue the current coverage not only lacks context but is also deliberately misleading. Before you know it, you’re on social media, talking directly with a domain expert who explains in meticulous detail everything that’s wrong with the news coverage.
Only after completing these steps do you finally begin to understand the facts.
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