Wednesday, 20 March 2019

Meet the KGB Spies Who Invented Fake News

quote [ We reveal how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon hoax — went viral in the pre-Internet era. Meet the KGB cons who invented it, and the “truth squad” that quashed it. For a bit. ]

We reveal how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon hoax — went viral in the pre-Internet era. Meet the KGB cons who invented it, and the “truth squad” that quashed it. For a bit.
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[by lilmookieesquire@7:09amGMT]

Comments

hellboy said @ 11:26am GMT on 20th Mar
How do you say "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" in Russian?
Ankylosaur said @ 4:43pm GMT on 20th Mar
в советской россии, мем выбирает тебя!
mechanical contrivance said[1] @ 7:46pm GMT on 20th Mar
В Советской России фальшивые новости придумывают тебя!
arrowhen said @ 3:32am GMT on 21st Mar
Белые люди не знают, что я лгу!

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