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– Predators of press freedom use fake news as a censorship tool (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 17, 2017

Predators of press freedom have seized on the notion of “fake news” to muzzle the media on the pretext of fighting false information. Nonetheless, many of them have taken recent statements by President Donald Trump as a means of justifying their repressive policies.
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