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travelingthrulife

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61. Started way earlier than that. Rupert Murdoch was hired after Nixon impeachment

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Thu Nov 21, 2024, 09:35 AM

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to create a news source for GOP. He made Fox News.

Social media has certainly amplified this effort.

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news AND disinformation nt spooky3 Wednesday #53

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