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Government will lie: film at eleven
A spokesman for the government admitted today that he was in any case not always entirely truthful about the issues. "It's not that we make stuff up," said Martin Gobey of the Press Office, "It's more like we shade, distort, omit, ignore, and bias what we say. But starting next week, we're going to lie outright. That's a breath of fresh air for me," Mr. Gobey said, "And a great step forward for information management in the Free World. Democracy demands that we be allowed to tell whoppers when needed. It's a basic right."
The opposition party was quick to criticise, however. Leonora Spellunk, speaking on their behalf, told reporters this was a dangerous step down a slippery slope. "This government makes a big play about openness," Ms. Spellunk said, "but essentially it's the same old same old. When we were in power, we lied constantly, but at least we were honest about it, we didn't ask anyone to think it was a good thing. When we got caught, we were, you know, embarrassed."
Citizens expressed their shock at the idea of their government deliberately putting its own interpretation on events, and even worse at the rumours that journalists themselves are not impartial. "It's a real blow to my world picture," said Dan Curry, a steel worker. "I know a lot of people imagine that no one really cares, but I do. I'm not just some idiot who watches football, I watch the news. I rely on the press and the government to tell me what to believe. Now they're going to lie? What kind of deal is that?"
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