As long as lying is allowed under free speech we will continue to have the likes of Alex Jones and Trump. With the ability to spread disinformation, distortions of facts at will.
Without any accountability or punishment we see what happens. On any given day it is a good bet a very large portion of the country will receive a dose of the above mentioned information thinking it since allowed it must be true. With the advent of the internet and the ability to tailor to the user specific information thus making even more effective in it's effects.
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