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I am not saying this is necessarily incorrect but is it empirically actually true. Have people compared lots of different articles.

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Yes, it's been true for a long time. See the book "Manufacturing Consent" for example, but there's been lots of research since. There are numerous ways that the western media biases news to build support for the objectives of those in power.

It would be nice to see research rather than polemics by far-leftists. Especially when that book is itself written by someone supportive of genocidal dictatorships.

Which genocidal dictatorships is Chomsky in favor of?

The Epstein stuff is extremely disappointing of course, but his analysis is still quite sober and valid.

At the very least, was long in denial about their atrocities despite any reasonably knowledgeable person being able to discern what was really happening.

Which ones?

You still didn't answer.

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