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9. We're now living in a post-truth society

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 04:52 PM

Jan 17

Facts will no longer matter because Dear Leader can dismiss anything in the world with one tweet calling it "fake news"

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The Washington Post's New Mission: Reach 'All of America' [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 OP

So it's going to become like the NY Post Wicked Blue Jan 17 #1

I don't want storytelling. I want accurate and timely news reporting. Lonestarblue Jan 17 #2

The MAGA base will simply blame immigrants, DEI, wokeness or whatever Blue_Tires Jan 17 #8

Storytelling. Fabricated yarns. Contrast that to facts. /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 17 #5

We're now living in a post-truth society Blue_Tires Jan 17 #9

Who wants STORIES? elleng Jan 17 #6

This is code for "hard right turn" Blue_Tires Jan 17 #7

Story-telling that shoots rivets into America? struggle4progress Jan 17 #10

piss off prodigitalson Jan 18 #11

"storytelling" means "openly lying"... regnaD kciN Jan 18 #12

WaPo, noon Saturday: mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 #13