Could be, but how can we be sure any more?

Could be, but how can we be sure any more?
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01/08/2017, 04:34:29
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There's an old saying about how a lie can travel half way round the world before the truth's even got its boots on. Looks like the forthcoming German election in September is likely to be a target for the pedlars (and purchasers) of 'false news'. Troubling times.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/07/german-police-quash-breitbart-story-of-mob-setting-fire-to-dortmund-church

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The police are lying --- Jim ( Sun, Jan 08, 2017, 12:20:32 ) ( 459 bytes ) +2

The American media's not much better --- Jim ( Sun, Jan 08, 2017, 12:34:33 ) ( 245 bytes ) +1

Re: The American media's not much better --- auggie55 ( Mon, Jan 09, 2017, 11:19:27 ) ( 126 bytes ) +1

As usual you probably didn't bother to look at the evidence --- Jim ( Mon, Jan 09, 2017, 11:55:50 ) ( 2 bytes ) +1

Re: evidence --- auggie55 ( Mon, Jan 09, 2017, 16:35:56 ) ( 853 bytes ) +1

Are YOU mentally ill? --- Jim ( Mon, Jan 09, 2017, 17:24:50 ) ( 76 bytes ) +1

Re: Fake news --- auggie55 ( Mon, Jan 09, 2017, 17:46:53 ) ( 492 bytes )

And Breitbart itself responds to the accusations --- Jim ( Sun, Jan 08, 2017, 17:57:11 ) ( 409 bytes ) link +1

And watch how dangerously the MSM uses their fake news! --- Jim ( Mon, Jan 09, 2017, 09:14:47 ) ( 287 bytes ) link +1

I would no sooner click on a Breitbart link than I would subscribe to the Nat... --- cq ( Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 11:51:32 ) ( 123 bytes ) +1

How foolish to get lead around by the nose that way --- Jim ( Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 12:36:09 ) ( 6 bytes ) +1

There are many that would say the same of you. Viz ... --- cq ( Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 14:10:12 ) ( 229 bytes ) +1

Do you have any sense of how absurd you're being? --- Jim ( Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 15:01:57 ) ( 107 bytes ) +1

I'd say your claim that the German police are lying is spurious too. Evidence? (no text) --- cq ( Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 17:16:48 ) ( 0 bytes ) +1

How would you know? Hahaha - you have to look, silly! --- Jim ( Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 17:28:52 ) ( 404 bytes ) link +1

And here's one for you, laughing boy (yawn) --- cq ( Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 17:57:13 ) ( 88 bytes ) link +1

HUH??? --- Jim ( Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 18:27:00 ) ( 6 bytes ) +1

Re: HUH??? link fixed --- cq ( Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 13:26:33 ) ( 192 bytes ) link +1

What I'm questioning is what that proves --- Jim ( Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 14:25:15 ) ( 9 bytes ) +1

Just keeping track of the pre-inauguration score-card. (no text) --- cq ( Thu, Jan 12, 2017, 09:49:14 ) ( 0 bytes ) +1

Are you keeping track of the lying media too? --- Jim ( Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 12:59:33 ) ( 149 bytes ) link +2

Re: Are you keeping track of the lying media too? --- auggie55 ( Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 13:48:06 ) ( 161 bytes ) +1

Relevance? --- Jim ( Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 14:34:47 ) ( 2 bytes ) +1

Re: Relevance? --- auggie55 ( Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 15:35:59 ) ( 225 bytes ) +1

Re: Relevance? --- Jim ( Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 16:23:54 ) ( 94 bytes ) +1

Re: Relevance? --- auggie55 ( Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 19:21:37 ) ( 199 bytes ) +1

Re: Relevance? --- Jim ( Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 19:54:37 ) ( 66 bytes ) +1

Re: Relevance? --- auggie55 ( Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 20:00:41 ) ( 413 bytes )

lying media, you say? --- cq ( Sun, Jan 22, 2017, 12:55:14 ) ( 207 bytes ) link img