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Fake News and the Nation's Belief in Delusion
A provocative critique of American credulity, tracing gullibility from Horoscopes to the Heaven’s Gate cult and the Jones saga. The piece argues “fake news” understates the problem, likening the Comet Ping Pong incident to a collective psychiatric delusion and urging satire rather than persuasion. The author cites Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate, and infowars figures while noting Fox News and the New York Times also traffic in misleading content. Gene Lyons, Arkansas Times columnist, is credited with authorial contact.
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Jonathan Swift
Commonwealth
Thomas Edisons
Henry
H.L. Mencken
Donald Trump
Jonestown
Heaven’s Gate
Jim Jones
Guyana
USS
Heaven's Gate
Ory
White House
Michael Flynn
Head
Hillary Clinton
Obama
Alex Jones
Jones
Vladimir Putin
Syria
Inforwars
Vatican
Texas
ISIS
Sandy Hook
Connecticut
Fox
Fox News
New York Times
Arkansas Times
Gene Lyons
St. Martin's Press
Lyons
Yahoo.com