Fake news was illegal in 17th century colonial Massachusetts
"Fake news was illegal in 17th century colonial Massachusetts"<p>Thankfully, we've learned a few things since then and liberal (classic definition, not American definition), democratic minded people know how dangerous government defined truth (no matter how simple or well accepted) is.<p>There is a cost to this, of course - the citizenry is required to have a level of sophistication and erudition and they will be forced to make nuanced and complicated judgements about the state of their world.<p>If you find that too high a bar to cross, a "ministry of truth" may sound attractive.  Please grow up and resist that urge.  It may help to read about twentieth century dictatorships and the history of modern, repressive regimes in general.