The lesson on Falsehood made me think about how it is often easy to tell a little lie to spice up a story or to make yourself appear in a certain light. From time to time I think people get carried away and tell little white lies. I don’t think these lies are meant to hurt and perhaps sometimes the person telling the little fib might not even be aware that they are exaggerating or that it is wrong. Sometimes a journalist could get sucked into a little fabrication or exaggeration if they are somewhat biased to a story. If I am an animal rights advocate and I am writing about euthanasia then I might exaggerate to make euthanasia seem like a really horrible thing, even though the facts or sources might not indicate this. My own personal bias might get in the way. However, I think in public interviews and conversation with others sometimes people get carried away in the moment. When we viewed the video of Hillary Clinton exaggerating her arrival in Bosnia, she clearly was exaggerating the truth. Although she claimed she arrived under gunfire, a video portrays a calm and smiling Clinton being welcomed instead of running for cover. I do not think Clinton went up to the podium intending to fabricate a lie, but I think she got caught up in the moment and let something slip that did not actually happen. However, she is a public official so perhaps she should be more guarded in her speech and the things that she says in public. But she is human and every now and then we all fabricate things to make ourselves seem better or to spice up a bland story, often without really noticing. Whether we are trying to impress a guy or telling a story to our friends we are human and we sometimes let little fibs slip out. To remedy this problem in journalism I think it is important to attempt to keep any opinion and emotion out of a story. Also, it would be wise to get another person to edit the paper looking for possibel biases. It is imporatant to try to be as truthful as possible and realize we are human and need to guard for the little falsehoods that might slip in.
