[Ads-l] No facts [was: "Alternative facts" for EOTY]

[Joel Berson]

It is reported that "President Trump has just instituted a media blackout to all employees in the Environmental Protection Agency.   That means scientists are barred from communicating with the public about taxpayer-funded work."

In other words, there will be no facts, only alt facts, falsehoods, and lies.


Joel

      From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
 To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU 
 Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:02 PM
 Subject: Re: [ADS-L] "Alternative facts" for EOTY
   
MSNBC is now using the short form "alt facts."

JL

On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Wrong! Wrong!
>
> Not a falsehood! It's an important alternate fact.
>
> Also note my signature line of many years standing.
>
> JL
>
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
>



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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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