Hi everybody, Cheryl Ackison here.

Welcome to another edition of the Cheryl Ackison Podcast on JustTheNews.com.

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So you're talking about what I have labeled the smear industrial complex.

And this is something that comes into play with a lot of topics that people want to have

influence on when it comes to our perception or what we hear about them in the news and

on social media, especially when we're coming into a presidential election year.

The smear industrial complex is pervasive in a way that you're not really supposed to

notice.

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