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“Disinformation” Is the New Disinformation

4 pointsby throwkeepabout 4 years ago

2 comments

quantifiedabout 4 years ago
Yeah, well, yellowcake and mushroom cloud disinformation came from the government, credulous reporting on lies from a particular political party. A political party whose leader’s father was targeted by Iraq’ leader for assassination, it was very clear that it was payback time. The media was clearly at fault for believing a lying administration. Sound like recent history? (Although, let’s face it, if you’re leading a country with those neighbors and you don’t have some massive military deterrent, you’re not doing your job...) Whether the lab-grown story is true or not depends on reality, neither side of reporting has any benefit-of-doubt credibility.<p>I would not jump from various people’s amplified statements on this one topic to a general statement that “disinformation” is disinformation. Hey look, only the people calling “disinformation” are disinforming you! Yes I took the clickbait, taste the hook there with the worm, and spit it out.
WalterGRabout 4 years ago
Who is Leighton Woodhouse?