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The Epoch Times
By Stu Cvrk
May 10, 2022 Updated: May 11, 2022
Commentary
Fact-checkers are not overtly mentioned in George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel “1984” about a future totalitarian state, but their function is absolutely necessary for the state to monitor and “correct” misinformation and disinformation.
As described in “1984,” the function of the Ministry of Truth is to “to falsify history and the present in order to suit the beliefs and intentions of the [ruling] Party.”
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