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Consider the Source

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Years ago, I assumed the news was fairly even-handed and you could trust what you were reading. I’ve learned over time to take into account the source, since publications tend to have strong biases one way or the other. For example, there are some specific media outlets like Electrek and Futurism which HATE Tesla and HATE Elon, so these days when I read a breathless headline like this, I take it with a grain of salt:

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