• Tharkys@lemmy.wtf
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    13 minutes ago

    You shouldn’t believe anything the government tells you, no matter what direction you identify with. Especially these days.

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    52 minutes ago

    The West: My data and research is correct! All chinese sources are propaganda! China: My data and research is correct! All western sources are propaganda!

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      20 minutes ago

      The difference is that the later is almost always confirmed by the state department 25 years later because of the Freedom of Information Act.

      And even then westerners choose not to believe it; but they’ll believe the Epstein files. 🤷‍♂️