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[โ€“] Acamon@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I guess he is a relevant expert? And I think his tone suggests his judgement on the matter's bullshitosity.

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. He completed his PhD in 2017 and has since authored two acclaimed books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.

[โ€“] drolex@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 week ago

OK thanks for the context. The post is overly elliptic.