Brooke Baldwin Quotes

Clearly, you can't believe everything you read in the press.

In my career, I do not stop for news when it's not true.

Just because it's in print doesn't mean it's the gospel.

In most daily journalism, you only fact-check something if it seems a little fishy.

As I understand it, Lacey has dismissed all of the fact checkers.

You can never trust what you read.

Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.

Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.

Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to keep themselves accurate.

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

Good reporting should have the same standard as in a courtroom - beyond a reasonable doubt.

Dear Internet: You are very good at spreading rumors. Truth is more valuable and much harder to come by.

I think it's time for the people and the press, in particular, to be more vigilant about not giving equal weight to lies as they give the truth.

The most difficult thing for a manager to determine is when a fact is really a fact.

When we hear news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

Always believe what you see - with your own eyes, that is. Always believe what you see. That's the best way to go about this business. I've heard a lot of things about a lot of people, and it was never true.

Before speaking without knowledge, saying lies, you have to present evidence.

Every fact in my films is true. And yet how often do I have to read over and over again about supposed falsehoods?

I don't trust news sources, and neither should other people. They should use them in the same way that they use medical opinions and get more than one on the important issues. Trust is the most precious thing you could possibly give to another person. But to institutions? Publications?

We all need to be conscious of what news we take as gospel. And we need to maybe be a little bit sceptical about what we digest.

You check off stories to make sure if they're true or if they're right.

He, who knows how to distinguish between true and false, must have an adequate idea of true and false.

Just because you read a report in the 'New York Times,' the 'Economist,' or, yes, 'The New Yorker' doesn't make it true. But we do know that a few people have evaluated that story with what strikes me as fairly objective standards of reason.

You shouldn't presume that all quotes that are in a magazine or a newspaper are accurate.