The Falsus in Uno Falsus in Omnibus Media Rule
The Falsus in Uno Falsus in Omnibus Media Rule The ancient Roman legal maxim Falsus in Uno Falsus in Omnibus, or "false in one thing, false in everything," originated as a tool in courts to discredit a witness who intentionally lies about even one material fact. In U.S. common-law systems, once a witness is proven to have deliberately misrepresented something important, the jury can be instructed to disregard their entire testimony unless it is backed by independent, uncorrupted evidence from another source. Today, this same principle is urgently needed when dealing with mainstream media coverage of Donald Trump, politics, or any Trump-orbit topics. The internet is overwhelmed with about 99% noise: endless repetitions of biased, often intentionally misleading narratives from political opponents. Major outlets have repeatedly demonstrated patterns of selective editing and omission designed to create false impressions. These have proven to be intentional misrepresentations that...