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Trump Fuels a Disinformation Machine to Justify Policy Attacks

What Happened: Trump’s second term has institutionalized disinformation to justify sweeping policy changes. His regime is weaponizing lies to slash government programs. Officials including Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have spread lies to attack everything from foreign aid to vaccines. Disinformation is now official White House policy, with Musk and far-right media amplifying the propaganda to tens of millions.

Why It Matters: Just like Russia, the U.S. government is now built on a foundation of lies. Trump and his officials are using disinformation as a governing strategy, warping public perception to dismantle institutions and justify authoritarian policies. With Musk controlling X, these lies spread unchecked.

Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/business/trump-...

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Just like Russia, the U.S. government is now built on a foundation of lies. Trump and his officials are using disinformation as a governing strategy, warping public perception to dismantle institutions and justify authoritarian policies. With Musk controlling X, these lies spread unchecked.

We always wondered how such things could ever happen here.

After all, we have “guardrails”.

This has been quite the educational experience for us- watching in real time as the guardrails have been smashed, institutions have capitulated and democracy itself dismantled.

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