A Press Release is Not Authoritative Evidence

[unspeakablehorror]

I unfortunately see this often enough that I feel the need to point out that a company's own press releases on their actions should not be considered authoritative evidence of their good behavior or positive impact on the world.  I mean, this goes for just regular people as well, but I mostly only see people just straightforwardly taking individuals at their word when the person is like, their best friend or someone they idolize in some way.  Whereas with companies, I see many people regularly use the companies own statements and press releases as a proof of that company's actions.  And I'm not saying a person shouldn't know what a company is saying, or that they always lie, just that that should be viewed as information from an extremely biased source, and if it's the only firsthand information one has, it's not proof of anything.