The shale gas debate has involved an awful lot of distortion by activists determined to impose their ideologies on others, raising a very real concern over whether or not truth even matters anymore, at least to the media.

Does truth matter?

If I say the sky is pink, will people believe me? Would they look out the window to check? Would I be called a liar or would they say that’s his view?

If I said three out of six airplanes crash, would they say that’s his assumption and ask me for my support data or facts? If I responded that the numbers I stated were from a reliable source, would the media check my statement or would they just put my information out as fact? If the airline industry responded to say that’s simply not true, would that change the minds of those who heard the misinformation already? If the media put out a retraction or correction statement, would that information spread as fast among the coffee shop know-it-alls?

If I was using data supplied by a group known to have previously employed misleading data and arguments, would I take two minutes to source check and verify? Or, would I just do a “Hail Mary” to get the story out for my boss and hope this time the information is right?

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