Beholden to reality?

There are a number of views out there. And opinions. And alleged facts. Whether the truth is out there, depends, sometimes, on whether Papa Smurf really was a pervert or just a kindly elder, looking after the best interests of the blue tribe.
Working in an environment, in which objectivity and fact-checking are a vital part of the job and its outcome, can make my stomach ache.
As a junior, I don't have much say, and can only make sure that my own material is set against a certain standard. This standard consists of a mixed bag of lost and found objects, experience, instinct, google and, I suppose, a degree of my own humanity, morality and intelligence.
What we do here, influences people's lives. In small ways and in big, important ways. The written word has a power, to inflict magic, fantasy, perception, wishes, rhetoric, slander, reputation, humour, sadness, thought, insight, hate, love .... and law cases.
Words, letters, sentences, paragraphs, they form a bed-rock of communication such as we are faced with in a global society - so what we write, and send out there, make public, should be carefully scrutinised...and perhaps check again, and again and one last time - be it by men in blue suits and white caps or a simple, straight-forward double-check.
Perhaps, for some, the world would be better of if they wrote fiction instead of pretending they know, and horror of horrors, understand, the "truth".
Dealing in matters of truth is a risky business at the best of times. Truth, if there is such a thing, should probably best be debated and thought about in a quiet room, with plenty of time, good food and perhaps a good bottle of the finest single malt.
The moment truth begins to be tossed around like a limp, slimy green salad in a news-room, I think it's time to pack my precious feta and get the hell out of there. Although it is news we are after, there are so many sides to a story, and if decisions of truth are made before these sides have been checked, who gives us the right to stand there, and call ourselves objectives messengers of news?
Far be it from me to determine or judge, what exactly the truth is.
I guess, the lawyers and courts will have the final say in this particular instance.Pass the wine.