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PTownsend
If you're saying that's worrying, I agree. It makes me wonder why some laud leaders who use that term, i.e. 'fake news', to discredit outlets questioning them and their decisions. Many of those same people favor authoritarian systems where the state's leaders have control of information and how it's presented. For democratic systems to be maintained, media have to be allowed the freedom to question governments. If 'fake news' is found to be illegal, for example, libelous or slanderous, most states have laws to deal with that. The free, for-profit press must be allowed to continue. Let readers and listeners choose for themselves. Having said that, I still think trolls paid by their governments to use media to push fake news and alt facts in attempts to undermine democratic systems are pond scum low.
Chip Star
Well, then they fail to be paid trolls and are not pond scum. The question really answers itself.
Chip Star
Yes, if you can’t confirm the poster is a troll paid by a government. However, it’s not difficult to identify paid trolls. They do things like praise Donny constantly whilst always disparaging the US. Sound familiar?