Bush spends a lot of money on fake news
$254 million to be exact. That’s a lot of YOUR taxpayer dollars at work, peddling horseshit propaganda. I could think of a lot better uses for the money. Like putting armor on our vehicles in Iraq.
The Progress Report has the details on the extent to which Bush has been peddling fake news: Over the past four years, it turns out at least 20 different federal agencies have been involved in producing hundreds – yes, hundreds – of fake TV news segments, many of which were “subsequently broadcast on local stations across the country without any acknowledgement of the government’s role in their production.” In fact, since President Bush took office, the White House has spent at least $254 million on these fake segments and other public relations ploys to spread positive propaganda about his policies.
