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submitted 3 weeks ago by probable_possum@leminal.space to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] jagermo@feddit.org 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember that. Our media was not prepared for an hoax of that magnitude

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 3 weeks ago

A truth that has remained. Better to be the first to get the story than the one who got it right.