Opinion: How fake news is being co-opted by governments around the world to suppress dissent

Not a day goes by without someone throwing the term 'fake news' at some media organization. While misinformation and factually inaccurate reporting is undeniably a major global problem, fake news is quickly morphing into something else entirely, and governments around the world are starting to use the phrase as a way to quash dissenting opinions.

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Category: Telecommunications

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• Governments
• Law
• News
• News International

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