Now, More Than Ever, We Must Be Vigilant With The Truth

Facts do not change because they make you uncomfortable.

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Living in the age of information also means we are living in the age of disinformation.

While I often stay neutral on my social media, I feel that the time has come to stand up for the one thing we should all be able to agree on: The truth.

The ability to disagree civilly in our society seems to be deteriorating by the day. We skirt over important issues because discourse devolves to devastation.

Here’s the thing though, you cannot disagree about verifiable facts.

You may have heard about 9-year old Quaden Bayles, who is constantly bullied for his Dwarfism.

His mother posted a video recently of Quaden saying he wanted to kill himself because it had gotten so bad. She says this happens often and she wanted to show the world.

There has been an outpouring of support around Quaden from celebrities and supporters who have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Quaden.

But since this is the internet, no ground can be left untorched.

There are claims floating around that Quaden is actually an 18 year old actor who is scamming people for money. Of course…