Sunday, March 11, 2018

Fake News and the Tet ('68) Offensive

Via David

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The term “fake news” is overused, and it certainly isn’t something we want Big Government trying to criminalize, as in Europe. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t a serious problem. It even cost us a war, following the Tet Offensive launched 50 years ago today:
Despite their ferocity, by most objective military standards, the communists achieved none of their goals. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces held fast, regrouped and fought back. By late March they had achieved a decisive victory over the communist forces. …
But in living rooms across America, the nightly news described an overwhelming American defeat.
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