Trump's constant claims that news that isn't favorable to him is "fake" is having an impact around the world, in a very horrific manner. One of Trump's top tactics is to come up with demeaning nicknames to smear his rivals with. And when it comes to the U.S. free press, his favorite catchphrase is calling them "fake news." Not only does Trump use it, but so does his administration and all of his right wing surrogates throughout Fox News and every other conservative only media outlet. It's dangerous for many reasons which we have spelled here on C&L's pages as well as across the media landscape, but one of the unintended or intended consequences of this thuggish behavior is that it's being picked up by many of the world’s autocrats and dictators. These brutal rulers are using the "fake news" moniker to undermine legitimate journalism and quench any criticisms that come there way, by any means necessary. The NY Times writes: read more

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