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Welcome to a new episode of System Update, our live nightly show that airs every Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. Eastern on the dot exclusively here on Rumble, the free speech alternative

to YouTube. Tonight, much of the U.S. corporate media has spent the last eight years relentlessly

and sanctimoniously sermonizing about the evils of disinformation, and more so that our only

protection against it is to put our faith in those media corporations to tell us the truth,

to teach us,

and protect us from these falsehoods. The core irony of their crusade is visible to everyone. No

sector of society spreads disinformation and falsehoods more aggressively, frequently, casually, and

destructively than these very same corporate media outlets. Despite their clear and demonstrable record of lies, very harmful lies in fact, it is very

difficult to sue these media outlets for defamation even when their lies about someone

directly harm their life for their reputation.

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