if you are quoting someone else, I would take that information with a pintch of salt.
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There is a huge problem with that standpoint as very few people know from direct experience what has gone on in other places. When a trusted friend tells you something has happened you believe - you filter it though, based on your knowledge of your friend's character, so to paraphrase, you take it with a pinch of salt. However, when your union (or BA depending upon which side of the divide you are on this) tells you things they instantly become gospel truth.
We ALL rely on reported facts to gain a worldview, if your source is reliable that's good enough. One simply cannot go purely on knowledge gained from personal experience - for instance, how many people were in court last week? - yet we all know that the BASSA ballot was ruled illegal due to irregularities in the ballot and the actions of Lizanne Malone.