We're living in an interesting time. I have a request- tonight/tomorrow, if you usually watch Fox News, give CNN, or MSNBC, or literally anything outside of Fox and Breitbart a watch. If you normally watch anything besides Fox, give Fox a try tomorrow. Just 20 minutes, and it almost doesn't matter which show you are watching.
Then, go to your calendar and on August 18th, make a note to yourself explaining what you heard and what you feel about it. Something like "these guys lied about X, Y, and Z". Then when August 18th comes around, take a look at where we are and see if your reaction today was accurate.