Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 22, 2024

Steadfast, he is not

Have had the same doubts as Arlo for decades. In 1982 National Geographic Magazine had trouble fitting a picture of the Great Pyramids on their cover. This was in the early days of digital photography. To solve their problem they digitally moved a Pyramid over. When I first heard this I wondered what weight would Photographic Evidence have anymore.

It’s not

Does Arlo colors his hair?

The internet has more truth than mainstream media. You can see all sides of an issue.

When they have the goods on you, cast doubt. Tell them it is AI generated.

I don’t know either if it’s true. But when I know it’s false there’s no doubt.Then a stated fact is in contradiction to other facts. If it is based on believing – like religion – it is a lie to call it truth. Something true needs no belief.

So you mean to say The Great Pumpkin will not be raising from the Pumpkin Patch on Halloween?

Make lying illegal rather than protecting it as free speech.

“An anonymous official said…” (and its variants) is also the same as unverified.

We never knew if what we read was true or not, but we used to have far fewer sources of information to choose from.