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		baq on Nov 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google to restrict political adverts worldwide it isn't about poisoning the mind, it's about filling the channel with noise so important facts don't get through. note that fake news are being produced, reposted and boosted consistently and continuously, they aren't one-offs.

wmeredith on Nov 24, 2019 [–]

It’s called “the firehouse of falsehood” and it’s a play straight out of the KGB’s propaganda book.

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