UPC Fake News Watch (and Tough Reality): Same Familiar Talking Points and Talking Heads
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2022-05-02 01:28:59 UTC
- Modified: 2022-05-02 01:28:59 UTC
Summary: We take stock of the most recent propaganda from Team UPC; notice how there's not even one single case of objective journalism on the matter (we've searched and tracked this very closely), it's just a bunch of law firms (patent litigation profiteers) and their operatives -- in sites like JUVE -- quoting them
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