Mark Twain said to get your facts first and then feel free
To distort them to fall in alignment with your story
I think those in power exploit this pearl of wisdom quite a bit
Presenting the facts to people as they see fit
But the majority of unsuspecting people do not realize
That they have had wool pulled over their eyes
The real facts stay hidden, the distorted version is all they hear
Reverberated in an echo chamber, contained within their sphere
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It is up to all of us to try to find real facts
From credible sources, but credibility is in fact
Increasingly difficult to determine these days
When artificial intelligence can deceive us in myriad ways…
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To get my facts right, I always strive
From facts, I can creative solutions to problems derive
Or use the facts to spin the story I want to tell
I am still learning to distort facts well..
Passion...unbridled 