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If the Information is Presented as Fact, is it Correct?

Things to Consider:

  • Are the facts misquoted or misrepresented?


Be aware that information may be given out of context or the information may represent “false advertising.”
[Chicago Tribune logo]
BYLINE: Michael Wilmington, Tribune Movie Critic
Deep Impact is an end-of-the-world thriller that wavers between trying to scare us silly and trying to jerk tears — and ends up not succeeding at either, despite smashing special effects and top-quality actors ...
excerpted from the Chicago Tribune, May 8, 1998


Michael Wilmington's review is not very positive, ...
[movie poster with reviews]
...yet this advertisement implies that Wilmington liked the film.

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