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Re:World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild g... by simpletone on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @12:22PM (#39618293)
> These columns are an accidental historical source

Since when were newspapers and magazines considered to be accidental historical sources? They were part of the war effort. It was literally state war propaganda in an ongoing war.

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Re:World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild g... by layer8 on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @12:32PM (#39618412)
You didn’t read the article.
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Re:World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild g... by smellf on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @01:30PM (#39619237)
Nor even the comment they were replying to, lol.
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Re:World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild g... by dredmorbius on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @05:49PM (#39622781)
<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39434929>
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