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You should look at how the US overthrew Guatemala's first elected leader. A self-proclaimed capitalist was labelled a "communist" by even the NYTimes because they wanted the banana companies to pay some minimal taxes.

NYTimes has since admitted to their close partnership with the CIA in its coverage but, crucially, it has never apologized for it.

It's sad to see the modern panic over "fake news" as if it's a new phenomenon. Rather, this feels to me like the "boomerang theory" in action

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_boomerang



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