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When the CIA Stopped Lying, The New York Times Stopped Reporting

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Everyone should know by now that mainstream media has better things to do than home in on the truth. It’s not entirely their fault. First of all, what is the truth? Is it reported facts? Facts don’t tell a story and the media’s job is to tell stories.  If the truth isn’t a set of… Continue reading When the CIA Stopped Lying, The New York Times Stopped Reporting
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