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video-icon_4-41-22_smallGuess who is warning Americans about the danger of fake news on the part of those who report fraud and corruption in government and the media. It’s none other than Brian Williams, who lost his job as NBC anchor in 2015 after lying about coming under fire while in a helicopter during the Iraq war. InfoWars 2016 Dec 8 (Story) (Cached)

Pope Francis once again puts on his global-politician hat and lashes out against those who report on scandals involving government officials. He describes such reports as ‘fake news”. The irony is that he starts out by advocating transparency and free exchange of information and then calls for censorship of news about scandals and fraud in high places. Reuters 2016 Dec 7 (Story) (Cached)

Washington, DC: Edgar Maddison Welch of North Carolina was arrested for reportedly firing a rifle into the floor inside the Comet Ping Pong pizza parlor. He says he was there to investigate the Pizzagate pedophilia scandal. [Huh? Firing a shot into the floor to insure that one gets arrested with lots of news coverage is an act of investigation? Is it a coincidence that Welch is a professional actor?] The author of this article, Piper McGowin, thinks it was a false-flag event that now is being used as an excuse to crack down on free speech and to stop real investigation by independent journalists. Daily Sheeple 2016 Dec 5 (Story) (Cached)

The EU is threatening Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube with legal sanctions if they do not censor ‘hate speech’ and ‘fake news’. These, of course, will be defined by governments as anything they don’t like. Breitbart 2016 Dec 5 (Story) (Cached)

Syria: As the rebel forces fighting against the Syrian government are nearing defeat, one of the rebel families has posted images on Twitter of Bana al-Abed, who they say is their seven-year-old daughter. The intent is to gain international sympathy for the rebels and anger against the government. The tweet, written by her mother, says they are in extreme danger. UK Guardian 2016 Dec 5 (Story) (Cached)

Syria: Bana is exposed as a propaganda fake-news fraud. Handlers write all her messages, including one that calls for immediate aid to the rebels even if it means starting World War Three. 21st Century Wire posted 2016 Dec 5 (Story) (Cached)