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“Why are lies called falsehoods now?”
That’s part of a reader’s comment on a New York Times story about a nutty conspiracy theory that wrecked a professional conference in Atlanta, Georgia. I can answer the question, which has been at the forefront of attacks on journalism … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged conspiracy theories, defamation, libel, lie versus falsehood, Lilllian Hellman, MAGA, mainstream journalism, Mary McCarthy, New York Times, social media, what is a falsehood, what is a lie
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