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Old 01-11-2017, 08:29 AM   #4768
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by calgaryblood View Post
I think there really would be big money in someone/company creating a trademarked symbol that every verified news story had to get permission to use and it would be like a certification that the news story you're reading is real. Too many dumb Americans falling for fake news stories about Trump, good and bad.
Yeah...this is just about the worst idea ever for freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and begins the slippery slope into state-run or corporate control over "the truth" when one company or agency is the one with the power to determine what is real or not with their stamp of approval. Corruption would be inevitable. Information in the real world is grey and not black & white. Think again about what you are proposing.

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