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On the other hand, Murdoch media is well-known for political advocacy disguised as unbiased information, a boycott is a worthy thing to advocate, and 7stark7 said "please don't" rather than "you are prohibited from".

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The Guardian and the New York Times are also well known for political advocacy disguised as unbiased information, just towards the left rather than the right.

Sorry, I'll phrase it a bit more straightforwardly: if it came from Murdoch, it's much more likely to be a lie.

Because I live in WA, I used to read The Australian to get Australia-wide news and decent political analysis. I don't bother any more, it is absolute rubbish now and has been for a few years.

Or how about "I only believe left-wing news sources"? That would be more honest.

And just because you agree with a news source's bias, that doesn't make it true.

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