I found this quote for my English class assignment on humorous devices and i understand that its an Understatement but how can i explain it?

"Caution: The media is NOT a reflection of reality."

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I found this quote for my English class assignment on humorous devices and i understand that its an Understatement but how can i explain it? 

"Caution: The media is NOT a reflection of reality."

anonymous · Answer

@some_someone @e.cociuba

anonymous · Answer

but thats only giving me an explanation for the news media not how its an understatement.. i may not be seeing it. may you point it out to me?

e.cociuba · Answer

It means that the media doesn't depict real life accurately.

anonymous · Answer

how so? i mean like how can i put that into more words?

e.cociuba · Answer

Well, first not everything the media says is true. Usually when they're talking about something, it's only bits and pieces of the story that they have gotten, not the whole true story. It doesn't show or represent a persons real life accurately. Media creates its own version of "real life".

anonymous · Answer

now that i can interpret into my own words lol thank you(:!

e.cociuba · Answer

No problem! :)