Fake news...

[Jog On]

...sent out by government department

British government officials forged documents to produce "fake news stories" during the Cold War, newly released files show.

'Fake news' sent out by government department - BBC News

Who'd have thunk it?!

[AtW]

It was Cold War, moron, which could have turned into Hot.

And you should try to count how many lies USSR produced - even if you cou t them in just one source: newspaper called Pravda (Truth).

[Jog On]

It was Cold War, moron, which could have turned into Hot.

And you should try to count how many lies USSR produced - even if you cou t them in just one source: newspaper called Pravda (Truth).

Not unlike the situation we have today...

[meridian]

Not unlike the situation we have today...

It has always been thus.

Trojan Horse? Good bit of “fake news”, that one.

[AtW]

Not unlike the situation we have today...

Russia is no USSR, moron.

[Jog On]

Russia is no USSR, moron.

We still hate them just as much.

[NotAllThere]

We still hate them just as much.

Even though it no longer exists? Why do you hate them anyway? Was your grandad fifteen years in a gulag, or it it just the usual inchoate rage?

[AtW]

We still hate them just as much.

Why like them?

[Jog On]

So it's OK when we do it and fake news is not a bad thing.

[NotAllThere]

So it's OK when we do it and fake news is not a bad thing.

It happened 50 years ago. If there was any evidence it was still going on, I might give a toss.