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by Scoundreller 697 days ago
I think The Onion nailed it in 2011:

https://www.theonion.com/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-...

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Which is clearly a red flag operation so that whenever someone serious tries to tout this, they'll be rebuffed as it's an article in the Onion. Those clever bastards!
That, or scathing satire has been a mainstay at The Onion longer than political consternation.