This is one example/reason why I make the time to do my own research to find sources. If my only view was the same as the camera lens behind the guy in the navy tshirt, the shot of Anderson Cooper wouldn't be a lie...exactly. It's true that he's up to his waist in water. There's just more to the story. And in this case, as in many others I research, context complety changes my perspective and confirms that my determination to research sources and examine details is warranted. #foolmeonce but if I can help it, not twice.

Snopes makes my point exactly: "So while Cooper might have been able to find a somewhat drier spot to report from and instead chose one that provided a visually dramatic appearance, he wasn’t misrepresenting or “lying” about the general state of the flood as seen in the finished program. And his positioning seems “fake” only when contrasted with that of the camera crew’s..."

#DoubtYourAssumptions
#SearchForTruth