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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

News ownership has consolidated over the last 40 years from around 40 companies in the 1980s to 6 today. This is that "liberal news media" conservatives keep yammering on about. The one that's owned by 6 corporations.

[–] Commiejones@hexbear.net 13 points 11 months ago

"conservatives" are just a subtype of liberal. The "Liberal" in "Liberal Media" simply means that it is private property run for profit of individuals and not State owned media run in the interests of the nation.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What does Murdoch own?

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He's currently the Chairman and owner of Fox News. He's been the chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox and News Corp going all the way back to 1980.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

"in the UK (The Sun and The Times), in Australia (The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, and The Australian), in the US (The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post), book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News (through the Fox Corporation). He was also the owner of Sky (until 2018), 21st Century Fox (until 2019)."

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Wild that one person can have so much reach.