FOCUS : CRITICAL THINKING / ANALYSIS / SIFTING THE FACTS OUT OF THE 'NOISE'
THERE ARE MANY VERSIONS OF THE TRUTH - OR SO IT SEEMS. THE ENGLISH COINED AN VERB FOR IT - SPIN AND A NEW 'PROFESSION' - SPIN DOCTOR!
TO BE FAIR THOUGH THE ART OF SPIN HAS BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS THERE HAVE BEEN PR / ADVERTISING OR MARKETING AGENCIES - EVEN FURTHER BACK TO STATISTICIANS.
'THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF LIES: LIES, DAMNED LIES AND STATISTICS' - THIS EXPRESSION WAS POPULARISED BY MARK TWAIN [FAMOUS US WRITER] AND OTHERS AND MISTAKENLY ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN DISRAELI.
FAMOUSLY FAKE
A SIMPLE SEARCH IN GOOGLE FOR 'FAMOUSLY FAKE PHOTOS' WILL PRODUCE A LONG LIST OF SOME VERY FAMOUS IMAGES NOW DE-BUNKED AS FAKES. IN SOME CASES HARMLESS FUN IN OTHERS THE FAKERY WAS DONE WITH SERIOUS INTENT.
UNIT GRAMMAR FOCUS
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