Comment by phpisthebest

4 years ago

I dont know what you mean by "multiplier is usually exactly 2"

in the context I would assume you are attempting to claim everything is a Republican or Democrat bent in a American political context, I would disagree with that.

but honestly there are more than 2 multiplies to read your comment so the irony is very dripping, but any story of any significance of popularity I can generally find all kind of angles, reports and "facts" about the event, be it war, an historical event, a mass shooting or a Supreme Court Opinion.

For example I read probably 10 different accounts for what the Dobbs ruling of the supreme court was, only a few of which was factually accurate and of those only a few of the accurate ones were "trusted sources"

I think they mean that American news tend to reduce everything down to exactly two sides. Is X a Good Thing or Bad Thing. Are you For or Against Y. Etc.