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Re:Jair Bolsonaro accuses NGOs of setting fires in Amazon ra... by iron0013 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @10:07PM (#20763976)
"Claims without evidence" is one of the polite euphemisms that the press must use with distressing frequency these days, even though it is much more accurate to say "lied through his teeth."

By the way, could you please change the title to reflect the actual headline of the story? "Jair Bolsonaro claims without evidence that NGOs are setting fires in Amazon rainforest"

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Re:Jair Bolsonaro accuses NGOs of setting fires in Amazon ra... by rumanator on Friday August 23, 2019 @01:32PM (#20780118)
> even though it is much more accurate to say "lied through his teeth."

Making baseless assertions is not the same thing as lying.

Furthermore, the context makes it quite clear that Bolsonaro's comment means that he suspects that certain groups might be behind a problem because they have the motivation to react badly regarding Bolsonaro's reforms.

It might be nonsense but believing in silly things is not the same as lying.

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