• HeyJoe@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Not shocked that the previous months were a lie… does that happen often, or ever? They so badly want things to look better than they are and we all know lying is the main tool in faking the appearance.

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      4 days ago

      Statistics from the US Government under Trump should be taken with the same pinch of salt as statistics from China, Russia or North Korea.

    • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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      Revisions have been frequent and standard practice for a very very long time. It has gotten out of control over the last 20 years or so. Under today’s administration, assume everything is a political fabrication like China and Russia.

      Information isn’t meant to inform opinion. It’s meant to form opinion.