I do believe the news, to a certain degree, but I also take it with a pinch of salt. News articles likely paint a very one-sided narrow perspective on a particular topic. So while most news agencies and journalists are probably not lying, per se, there may be many sides of the topic that are simply not being discussed. Also, the selectivity surrounding which topics to pronounce on bothers me. I do not particularly trust news agencies' choice of what is newsworthy and what is not.