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mobeau69

(11,139 posts)
Tue Dec 11, 2018, 07:49 AM Dec 2018

Washington Post Introduces 'Bottomless Pinocchio' Factcheck Level for Trump

The Washington Post Fact Checker has introduced a new dishonesty rating custom-made for the Trump era: the “Bottomless Pinocchio.” The newspaper says the new tier will be issued to politicians who “repeat a false claim so many times that they are, in effect, engaging in campaigns of disinformation.”

more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/washington-post-introduces-bottomless-pinocchio-factcheck-level-for-trump

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Washington Post Introduces 'Bottomless Pinocchio' Factcheck Level for Trump (Original Post) mobeau69 Dec 2018 OP
republican lies are dangerous for America Achilleaze Dec 2018 #1
Getting a sense that 'the media' [rw excluded] is letting go of some of the general, empedocles Dec 2018 #2
if the orange asshole were Pinocchio... Javaman Dec 2018 #3

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
1. republican lies are dangerous for America
Tue Dec 11, 2018, 08:13 AM
Dec 2018

republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
2. Getting a sense that 'the media' [rw excluded] is letting go of some of the general,
Tue Dec 11, 2018, 08:54 AM
Dec 2018

automatic 'respect for the President formalities'.

Many seem to be also . . . fed up and scared.

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