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American Heart Association Was Paid Off By Procter & Gamble To Say Heart Disease Was Caused By Saturated Fat, Not Seed Oils (www.eviemagazine.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

i can see the difference between a lie and a non-truth. Liars know that what they say is not true (Trump is a liar). Non-truth is when people honestly believe that the stupid shit coming out of their mouth is the truth (Maga people who parrot Trump are not liars, but what they say is not the truth either: hence the necessity for the term non-truth).

[–] damnthefilibuster 1 points 2 months ago

nitpick here but there already are terms for saying something that's not true (whether the speaker believes it or not) - one is "lie" and the other is "untruth". There was never the need to create a new word for it. I'm not saying language shouldn't progress. But in this case, coining a special term for jus Trump gave him too much power in our collective consciences than was necessary.