My favourite poet is definitely Mr. Silverstein! Shel Silverstein that is. His poems are always witty and if you're looking for reading material that will make you laugh, look no further, read Shel Silverstein's poems.
His work has delighted many adults and children, what with his wit and humour found in the book, who wouldn't? He has made huge successes with his poems; his first published book of poems was titled "Where the Sidewalk Ends". His first book was a hit with adults and children. He was also a playwright, illustrator... and much more. His drawings are simple, yet interesting. He was and still is (immortalised in his poems) a popular children's author.

Shel Silverstein's books were not intended for children, yet he unconsciously became one of the world's most favourite children's authors. His success owes it all to his interesting thoughts and his childhood background.
When Shel Silverstein was a kid, he had hoped for something that a lot of Americans would dream for. He had hoped to become a baseball star or just someone who was good with the girls. Fortunately (or else we would not have his books today), he wasn't really good at baseball and he didn't know how to dance. This would mean the two things he previously was thinking of achieving, was just not fated to be for him.
Shel Silverstein was witty, it showed in his poems. That was another of the things that brought him fame and success. His ability to make readers feel the jumpiness and excitement in his poems was a trait of his writing that made readers come back for more. It was like getting high without taking drugs or doing anything illegal.
Shel Silverstein never thought he would become a hit with children in the world of books. His writing was witty, illustrated and sometimes, he just makes people wonder how he does it all. His thinking pattern was more or less revealed when he did an interview with some person. It went like:

Question: "Why do you have a beard?"
Shel: "I don't have a beard. It's just the light; it plays funny tricks."

Question: "How do you think your present image as world traveler, bawdy singer, etc. combines with your image as a writer of children's books?"
Shel: "I don't think about my image."

Question: "Do you admit that your songs and drawings have a certain amount of vulgarity in them?"
Shel: "No, but I hope they have a certain amount of realism in them."

Question: "Do you shave your head for effect or to be different, or to strike back at the long-haired styles of today?
Shel: "I don't explain my head."

You can see from his interviews that he is witty enough to make you want to read his books. He also expresses a kind of attitude that shows he is a man of very little words and he likes to work, not answering silly interview questions.
In conclusion, Shel Silverstein was a man who loved his work, so much that when he reached the age where girls were actually starting to hit on him, he wouldn't go for them. He is quoted as saying "By the time I got to where I was attracting girls, I was already into work, and it was more important to me. Not that I wouldn't rather make love, but the work has become a habit."

It depends actually. It depends on whether that something is true or not. If it's true and many people believe it, then it is. If it's fake but many people believe it, it's not true.

Of course, things are not that simple.

If you are the unknowing one...
Let's say that person A does not like person B and makes up some strange, untrue story to defame her. Person A happens to be a popular person in the student body of her school. So a lot of people believe her when she says that person B did this or that.
Then, there are the cynics. They start to ponder over the truth in person A's story. Perhaps some of them might be popular too. So they start dispelling the possible lies, explaining what is and not.
This would result in the confusion and indecision of the rest of the student body who have really actually no idea who to believe...

So is it true or not? Just because many people believe that something is true...
Well, no, obviously.