Article 71C75 Maybe the BBC can learn a thing or two about fake news from Trump | John Crace

Maybe the BBC can learn a thing or two about fake news from Trump | John Crace

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John Crace
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The broadcaster didn't make a very good job of its untruth - possibly because it hasn't had as much practice

You have to admire the chutzpah. The cheek of it. Donald Trump describing the BBC as corrupt" while threatening to take legal action. Karoline Leavitt, The Donald's White House mouthpiece, calling the BBC 100% fake news". The man has never been known for his self-awareness so it's safe to say the irony has almost certainly passed him by. If you're being charitable, let's just say that maybe it takes fake news to spot fake news.

The US president is a master of the lie. Makes Boris Johnson look something of an amateur. Boris always followed a lie with a giveaway smirk. He couldn't help himself. It was an integral part of his self-destruction. As if, buried deep down in his subconscious, there was a part of him that wanted to be found out.

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