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by tomjen3 3391 days ago
That wouldn't work when somebody leaks something that is true but the cia denies (as an example).
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There's a difference between "government sources" for hard facts (CDC), facts about the world (e.g. DoJ travel warnings, CIA factbook, DoE energy savings tips), for facts about the government (e.g. for Trump's EO, the suggested snippet would be to the text of the EO), and claims from the government. These are easily distinguished.
Most, if not all of those, are payed for by lobbyists.