My wife has the local news on fairly often, at times I half watch or listen. It's repetitive of course, highly. There was a bad accident, a fire, some heinous crime, some politician said something or did something, the weather, sports, and then some feel good story. I think it's nearly all factual. It likely isn't the entire fact set, and some stories are left out. In a smaller city, the lead news item can be pretty prosaic, but if it bleeds it leads is still true, it's at least going to be sensational.
I recall watching part of the news on CNN while on a trip, I was getting ready and turned the TV on, it all seemed basically factual, that isn't the real issue. I can tell a story that is 100% fact based and create the impression entirely different from reality. I just leave things out.
"White man shoots young black man three times killing him!". That could be factual, and perhaps they leave out other factors material to the story.
The best lies rely on parts of the truth.
