Knowledge is power. (Possibly Francis Bacon).

Information is power. imho, and I’m sure you agree. Logical from the above, eh?    Therefore,

Misinformation is power.

The person of interest here is, as it often is, Donald Trump. Apparently tweeting is power. Sometimes (but not, imho, reliably) Executive Orders are power. Alternative Facts are power. Pointing out quote marks (on two of four tweets claiming to have been bugged at Trump Tower by the Obama administration) is, apparently, sound enough misinformation to stabilize power. And to continue the misinformation … everywhere online and on TV.

Remember Spider Man’s Law. (feel free to search this blog if you don’t.)

Twitter has given Misinformation Power to …. the Apprentice. Who’s actually rather good at it.

OK, you were wondering why this is under Dumb Question. So here it is:

Any ideas out there? How can The Press (cordoned off by partisanship) or The Opposition (outnumbered) or the One Percent (somehow silent now, why??) or
anyone else
manage this tidal bore (pun intended) of misinformation?

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