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This is type of deep fake can be executed as long as articles are not digitally signed, lacking the equivalent of a blue check mark. Fake news not only occurs but has existed for as long as disinformation has been around.
Uncritical trust can no longer be extended to politicians, clergy, celebrities, cops, doctors or newsmen. As a civilization we have rediscovered the doctrine of Original Sin. The good news is we've been here before.
Man is neither inherently good, as some political theories hold, nor irredeemably evil. We knew that once before it became unfashionable.
The implication of this is the human perfectability project is limited by the Halting Problem. Any ideologue, who like Marx, claims his Arc will succeed cannot prove his algorithm will ever finish.
