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How Trump’s ‘Fake News’ Mantra Metastasized Worldwide

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The American president’s attacks on reporters and reporting have become a ‘trademark excuse for media repression’ around the globe. They're ugly in the U.S., uglier still abroad.

Christopher Dickey
Christopher Dickey 

World News Editor

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Christopher Dickey

Christopher Dickey

World News Editor

christopher.dickey@thedailybeast.com

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