The Liar's Dividend: Trump, AI, and the Death of Shared Reality
When everything could plausibly be fake, liars benefit — even when they're lying about footage from the National Archives.
Last week, President Donald Trump terminated trade negotiations with Canada over what he called a fraudulent advertisement. “They cheated on a commercial,” Trump said. “Ronald Reagan loved tariffs, and they said he didn’t. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?”
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