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October 2, 2022 10:03 am  #1


The Toronto Radio Station Railing Against "Fake News" - Back In 1945!

Donald Trump may be remembered in history for many things, but one of them will surely be popularizing the phrase "fake news." But it turns out the polarizing ex-pres. didn't create the idea. Check out this unique ad from way back in 1945, while WWII was raging, in which CFRB (then on 860 AM) promised its listeners it would never bring them false reports.

"There is nothing more dangerous to a war-anxious world than a hair-trigger, scoop-conscious broadcaster," their copy reads. "And CFRB would rather lose an hour of time than an ounce of integrity in handling news."

Which just goes to show, everything old is new again.

Or should that be everything old is news again?

 

October 3, 2022 11:36 am  #2


Re: The Toronto Radio Station Railing Against "Fake News" - Back In 1945!

Sadly, there is no CFRB newsroom now.

 

October 3, 2022 11:47 am  #3


Re: The Toronto Radio Station Railing Against "Fake News" - Back In 1945!

Times have changed indeed...conspiracy laden and fake news have now become the norm...led by social media bot farms, right-wing, 'old-stock', talk radio on stations like 'RB, and American-controlled entities like Postmedia's chain of papers...

 

October 4, 2022 9:04 am  #4


Re: The Toronto Radio Station Railing Against "Fake News" - Back In 1945!

Fake news is becoming an overused term. It is fine and correct to disagree, question statistics or ask for facts and proof.   However too many on both the right and left will brand anything as fake or a lie if it doesn't fit their argument or position.  Kind of amazing how some people, advocacy groups, political parties, or companies think that they have the final say on everything and if it doesn't fit their view of the world it must be fake. Even more disturbing is how quickly some accept that it is alright and acceptable to do this.  Considering the politician that first started using the term and made it popular should make the phrase fake news even more suspect.