If you watch television you are likely to be exposed to three kinds of lies.
The first one is the worst one. It is the documentaries and news programs. They are horrible, as they claim to show the truth, and some gullible people may think they do so. In addition they often talk about important matters, like politics and the state of the world, which means their lies have horrible consequences.
The second lie is almost as bad. It is the shows and dramas. Think of Friends, Othello or East Enders. The bad thing here is not that anyone believes they describe real events. No one does. The bad thing is that some people may believe that the world works that way. People may believe that there are people who react like the actors in Friends. That people laugh like they laugh in East Enders. Or that the good way to speak is the way they speak in Othello.
The third lie is not really that bad. That is my favourite. It is the advertisements. There is not a grain of truth in them, but everyone knows they are there just to sell, so no one believes them for a minute. And how could one claim a lie is a true lie, if no one believes it?
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