Saying that all media isn't credible just because of a handful of bad apples seems odd. When a few cops go rogue and are in the news for the wrong reasons, don't you guys chastise people who label all cops bad?
In the case of the story with the 10 year old rape victim, I'm going to believe the media over Twitter Boy's because the media's story has proven to be factual.....the rapist was arrested and dragged in front of a judge. Unless you believe that whole arrest & courtroom thing to be a fabricated lib production with hired actors.
All this Twitter user has is some random conspiracy theory that he probably ran across while browsing some sketchy far-right message forum.
I haven't read a word of Twitter Boy's version. Or even much of the media's for that matter.
As for credible media, point me to some. It's been a long time since I've read/watched any that isn't slanted one way or the other.
Your cop analogy doesn't hold much weight with me. Two different things. Every profession in the world has some bad apples. And always have. The news on the other hand, used to report what happened and let their viewers decide for themselves how they felt about it. How long has it been since it's been that way? I don't remember there being "Republican" or "Democrat" news channels. But that is what we have now. And on both of them, facts are skewed or outright left out to sway perception. Same with social media.
You even say it yourself in your last line. 'Sketchy far-right'. So your opinion on the matter is made known right there. And even though I haven't read a single word of it, my opinion of it is already being influenced by yours. If I'm a D, I am already leaning towards believing your interpretation of it. If I'm an R, I'm already defensive and more apt to discredit whatever you say on the subject.
It fucking sucks. But that's where we are today. And agree or not, it's my opinion we as a society have been led to this by our media and their ability to push their agenda at us 24/7.