How we determine the truth is through the analyzation of conjectures. Until we actively consult the inner cortical regions of our brain, propositions have no face. It's through careful analysis that we obtain truths in reality. Truth is so dependent on a truth-seeker, that without this medium, we have no truth. This is precisely why political documentaries have the power to inform.
In reality we are often presented with material that resembles factual content. How we determine a thing's authenticity is by its presentation. But, this is no indication of a thing's truth. Facts and truths remain disparate entities. A fact is conditional based on accepted theoretical knowledge. For example, it is a FACT that I typed on my keyboard to write this essay. In truth, I would say that this did actually happen. However, the TRUTH isn't necessary in stating this fact. Truth has no purpose other than to convince, or to fill a void of perceived untruths. For this matter, truth remains an interpersonal affair. Truth cannot be determined without a truth-seeking entity. For this, political documentaries are supremely effective sources for delivering quasi-truths. The truth of me typing on my keyboard rests in someone's belief in knowing that this occurred. My individual truth doesn't hold up.
American Blackout is a political documentary that unveils the realm of "truths" and "facts". In this film we see that facts can be disguised as truths with clever deceptive tactics. It is a fact that so and so won the primaries, but what about the truth? So often we place accepted facts as accepted truths, and we use them interchangeably. This is troublesome because some people are crazy. Some people believe there is factual evidence for our "intelligent design". But this is no indication of a truth.
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