While I certainly don't think we need a Ministry of Truth and am adamantly against government censorship, it also seems foolish to dismiss the possibility that

While I certainly don't think we need a Ministry of Truth and am adamantly against government censorship, it also seems foolish to dismiss the possibility that narrative can be used for political purposes - including by foreign adversaries. For example, I am curious if anyone here has seen this series: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/opinion/russia-meddling-disinformation-fake-news-elections.html?searchResultPosition=10 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/opinion/russia-meddling-d... If you think this is not real, or worth dismissing, I'm curious to know your reason - and please, something more substantive than "disinformation is anything that disagrees with X". edit - here's a quote from the link to give a sense of what it's about: > We reveal how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon hoax — went viral in the pre-internet era.