The ugly story that won’t go away for Donald Trump
Looks like the Jeffrey Epstein story is really starting to get to President Donald Trump.
His administration has been facing more and more scrutiny and criticism, especially from within the MAGA world, ever since downplaying the so-called “Epstein Files” and saying there was nothing more to see or talk about.
Just this Tuesday, Trump said, “I don’t understand what the interest or what the fascination is.”
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In an increasingly fractured media landscape, truth has been a casualty in the public discussion. Coverage has been warped by the business needs of struggling news organizations, and a significant segment of the public relies on bad-faith outlets that are little more than propagandists. While fact-checking has become routine, some organizations are exploring other ways to combat the trends. And misinformation spewed by AI-driven chatbots has become more of a feature than simply a bug.
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