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Truth as the First Casualty: When News Ignores the Facts

Truth as the First Casualty: When News Ignores the Facts

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Kent M. Harrington

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October 10, 2019

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The first casualty when war comes is truth. Senator Hiram Johnson, an isolationist, said this in 1917 when he was bemoaning America's entry into World War I. Little could the senator have imagined that a century later his observation would apply just as well to American politics. He might also have been surprised to see that the news organizations most people seek out to find the truth are helping to drive up the body count.

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