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New Sun 20 Sep 20 14:29 
 Spreading Uncertainty & Doubt - Zero
You may think misinformation is a recent social media invention

Its as old as the hills, here is an interesting little article from the, much maligned by a few, BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-53640382
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New Sun 20 Sep 20 15:55 
 Spreading Uncertainty & Doubt - No FM2R
The tobacco companies took an enormous hammering when it was shown that they knew smoking was bad for your health but hadn't told everybody.

I'm slightly surprised that there is no sign of a US class actin going after the oil companies for similar.

And it's pleasant to see the BBC giving sensationalism a miss for once and focusing on proper journalism. Pity they don't do it more often.
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