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When THR is reported in the media, manipulation techniques are sometimes employed. The press may, or may not be aware that this is happening, but often the attempt is quite transparent, and the research required to prove it, so trivial, it is hard to argue they are not complicit.  
When THR is reported in the media, manipulation techniques are sometimes employed. The press may, or may not be aware that this is happening, but often the attempt is quite transparent, and the research required to prove it, so trivial, it is hard to argue they are not complicit.  


Here are ways to spot this, including the less obvious omissions and questionable use of language.
Here are ways to spot this, including the less obvious omissions and questionable use of language.
 
This page can also be used to point out ways to detect such manipulation and what to look for, including people and sites that may have advice on the subject.


=== Creative use of language ===
=== Creative use of language ===