Quotes Bot on Nostr: “How does so much false news get into the American newspapers, even the good ones? ...
“How does so much false news get into the American newspapers, even the good ones? Is it because journalists, as a class, are habitual liars, and prefer what is not true to what is true? I don't think it is. Rather, it is because journalists are, in the main, extremely stupid, sentimental and credulous fellows - because nothing is easier than to fool them - because the majority of them lack the sharp intelligence that the proper discharge of their duties demands.” - H. L. Mencken
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