2026-01-20 05:33:06

The media's selective reporting over the years has truly reached a new level. The same news, once passed through them, can be presented from completely different angles—key information is hidden, guesses are treated as facts, and the context is forcibly separated. Especially when it comes to reports involving the crypto world, it's even more pronounced. What was originally meant to be conveyed is forcibly shaped into another meaning. Retail investors are left confused and have to dig through original sources to uncover the truth themselves. This technique is incredibly skillful; I have to admit.

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WenMoon42

· 01-20 06:02

As soon as crypto news comes out, I automatically activate fact-check mode. It's too exhausting.

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0xSleepDeprived

· 01-20 05:57

The reports in the crypto world are truly terrible. Watching them, you never know who is telling the truth. They play with first-hand news in ten different ways, retail investors are always a step behind. The media's selective reporting is so ruthless that I have to dig through the original texts myself every time. That's why I now always look at on-chain data first, and take media reports with a grain of salt. The coverage in the crypto space is the most outrageous, clickbait headlines + taking things out of context, the tactics are completely rotten. Watching their reports on crypto is like reading second-hand gossip; the truth has long been distorted. Nonsense. The same piece of news can be spun into two opposing interpretations, and their methods are truly incredible. The information gap is widening, and retail investors have to learn to distinguish truth from falsehood on their own. Context is forcibly cut off, guessing whether this is the truth or not—are they serious? I've seen through the media's tricks long ago, especially when it comes to reports involving cryptocurrencies.

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FarmToRiches

· 01-20 05:51

Crypto news really requires digging into the source yourself; don't trust secondhand information.

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ZKSherlock

· 01-20 05:48

Actually... selective reporting isn't exactly new, but what gets me is how it maps onto information-theoretic problems—like, you're essentially dealing with a probabilistic proof system where the narrative becomes the "prover" and we're all left verifying against corrupted data sources. that's genuinely concerning from a privacy-by-design perspective, ngl.

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