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Promises, truths, pseudo truths and political reality

It is natural for politicians to spin pre-election tales to obscure truth

The electioneering period is punctuated by comedy, outright lies, and half-truths and for this year, fake news. It is about getting an upper hand. Since politicians know we rarely check facts, they will keep bombarding us with all sorts of ideas. They also know we are swayed more by pseudo-truths, half truths than pure truth.

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