When Kent State happened, surveys showed an overwhelming majority of Americans blamed the students for getting shot more than they blamed the guard for shooting them. There were all sorts of fake news stories going around on TV about how the protests were filled with outside agitators doing things like putting LSD in the water supply. It was only once the opportunity for a reaction was safely past that they said, “Oopsie, we made a mistake.” There have been many other cases where the government and media lied until it determined it was safe enough to tell the truth, including the justifications for several major wars.
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pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 week agoYeah but they don’t actively try to wipe it out of history and build a big firewall
Objection@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
Not yet.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I’m not saying this like the US isn’t ranked 57th in terms of Freedom. I’m well aware of all the times the government has surpressed knowledge. But China is ranked lower at 178.
en.m.wikipedia.org/…/World_Press_Freedom_Index