Why Trump's use of the word 'hoax' is poisonous

Peter Pomerantsev likens President Trump's frequent use of the word "hoax" to an "information war game." He says it is a tactic used for "undermining people's faith in anything" and in the long term "makes people feel helpless and passive, because if you can't rely on anything out there, that means you can't change anything, which means you need a strong leader like a Trump or a Putin."

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