The newspaper informed the state of the problem and promised not to publish any story until the issue was fixed.
https://missouriindependent.com/2021/10/21/parson-doubles-do...
Not a great sign for a campaign video?
He doesn't care about the truth, and would rather lie to his base to get reelected than do what's right. He is a disgrace to our society and should be prosecuted for this.
Politics 101, unfortunately.
US voters are as prone to putting emotion over fact as anyone, this as won’t hurt him with anyone who might have voted for him and strengthens him with his base.
I'm reminded of Moldbug's call to build a more trustworthy source of truth (somewhat ironic, I know). The current zeitgeist is definitely a correction from how the mainstream media has been traditionally manipulating. But rather than appreciating more reliable sources, it seems that people are more interested in confirming their biases rather than confronting uncomfortable truths. I'm at a loss of how this can be reformed through grassroots information technology, besides taking steps to protect myself from whatever societal decay lies ahead.
If this were a straightforward attack on another candidate, then I'd classify it as the usual "lack of integrity". But rather it is an unsolicited attack on the press as an institution, over an objective situation could instead be clarified by anyone with mild technical knowledge. It echos the growing Lugenpresse chant that is most certainly specific to the current Republican party.
Unless this energy dissipates, increasing rejection of outside information sources can only lead to societal collapse. Which is why I objectively ask what can be done. Obviously the top-down view is to tie this in to Facebook's (et al) ill behavior, but from a bottom up perspective seemingly the only thing to be done there is for people to switch to decentralized media. But it's hard to see a motive force for things to converge when it appears that people don't appreciate truth that clashes with their Party's dogma.
