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Rupert Murdoch’s Fake News about Retiring from Fox News

Friday, September 22, 2023 at 9:33 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

This week, the media were atwitter (or aXitter) after 92-year-old Rupert Murdoch announced he was stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp. “Succession” memes and puns abounded. But The Economist stood out for pointing out that he “isn’t going anywhere.” Murdoch was merely engaging in the same dystopian double-speak his Fox News peddles. Indeed, his ‘gaslighting’ business model is so profitable that he’s not changing… Read more.

Fake News Billionaire…

Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 7:56 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Speaking to a live audience at Georgetown University on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook’s role in providing a voice to more than 2 billion people of around the world. While he admitted that some types of misinformation can do harm, Zuckerberg said that Facebook and other tech companies shouldn’t be the ones to… Read more.

‘UnLike’ Facebook for Facilitating Trump’s ‘Post-Truth’ Run to the White House

Friday, November 18, 2016 at 6:52 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

It’s plain for all to see that a ‘President Trump’ would lead America down an Orwellian rabbit hole, into a post-fact world where leaders in every facet of life propagate lies as truth and engage in dystopian doublespeak. (“‘October Surprise’: New York Times Publishes (one year of) Trump’s Tax Returns,’” The iPINIONS Journal, October 3, 2016)… Read more.