I knew something was up with this story when it came out. Remember a few months ago, these photos of a lost tribe were revealed? Well, it turns out, the tribe is not so lost after all. They have been known about since 1910. As usual, news outlets were quick to pick up on the story just because of the quality attention it would get. God forbid they actually back up the story by obtaining the facts. The reporter that originally brought this story out was trying to draw more attention to what the logging industry is doing to the rainforest’s. Of course, not wanting to be corrected, many news outlets have not been quick to admit to the false story.

It’s stories like this that make me wonder how much I read is actually true. I’ve found several occasions where I have followed up on a story months after it was front page news and found it was discovered to note be true all along. Of course, the corrections never make it to the front page. Errors can even become clear the day a news story hits when you read or watch different news outlets with the same story when they say totally different things. Read the morning newspaper, it reports something even more convoluted.

It looks like we can’t believe anything unless the story has enough evidence that would convince 12 jurors. Even then, I might still question everything.