I don't have to read the newspapers, listen to the radio, watch TV regardless whether it be left wing or right wing slanted.
I merely walk down the main street of my town and see all the shops that have closed, I look at the nature of my business which is also suffering. I listen to my neighbors lament of being laid off or not being able to find jobs. THAT, my friend is the real fact.
I don't sit in my Ivory tower and create facts I see them every day and it isn't pretty