Lies And False Information Within Politics

Politics can be defined as the activities in relation with governing an area or country, usually expressed in the form of a debate or conflict. Politics are used all over the world, from a High School debate, to Presidential elections. For years, the art of politics has seen a change in the game, deceit, scandal and false information is becoming more and more common within politics. False information within politics dates back to the 1800 presidential campaign between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. But is this scandal and deceit within politics playing a key role in the destruction of our government? The media does put light on the lies, bringing more attention to them, and due to our inability to decipher what’s true and false our trust …show more content…
In 1958, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, more than 70% of the population in the United States trusted the president and the government. In 2008-2010, while Barack Obama is currently president, only approximately 30 percent of Americans trust the government (Clemmitt, M. Page 149). With some extra research, according to Pew Research Center: US Politics and Policy, as of February, 2014, about 24 percent of Americans trust the government. Trust within America has been a roller coaster, seeing another high of 60% in 2001 and declining since. Could the decline in trust over the recent years be associated with the controversy concerning Obama Care? Or could the mistrust be assisted by the breaches of public truss in the past. One of the biggest breaches being President Clintons impeachment, resulting from the lies he told Americans about Sanford’s affair with Monica Lewinsky in 1950. Clinton denied this affair, over the media, to the entire country. This situation is a prime example of the media exploring the idea that Clinton’s statement was false, and was proven to be false, causing some people to double down on their beliefs about Clinton and some to lose their faith in their President. The main point of this, his lies destroyed the trust within the government. The …show more content…
The evidence is sufficient enough to conclude that there is a great possibility it will play a role along with many other flaws within politics. Politics is a dirty occupation, but that’s because we make it that way. We live in a capitalist world, where everything is a competition. If we weren’t always in competition, could trust build between society and the government? The CQ Researcher provides many pros and cons to the role of deception in politics, but as explained in the article, we all have our own opinions, influenced by the media or not. There is always going to be someone who doesn’t agree. So many different stories and accusations with politics will never derive a cold cut truth. Eventually, the lies, deception, and manipulating Americans will create the downfall with the government that will be difficult to recover from. The government needs to take the initiative to dismiss the lies and start presenting the