Democracy will not survive without independent journalism, yet we’re seeing reliable news sources shut down all around us.
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Friend,

In 2005, legendary journalist and longtime Common Dreams supporter Bill Moyers warned that American democracy "is going to die of too many lies."

Nearly 20 years later, that warning has proved all too prescient.

How did it come to this? Because the corporate media and Big Tech have discovered that lies are more profitable than the truth.

First, it was Fox News. They created an entire news network based on right-wing lies and misinformation. Now YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook have all built algorithms that actively promote the most inflammatory content, regardless of whether it’s true or false.

Democracy will not survive without independent journalism. With reliable news sources shutting down all around us, we’re asking our readers to chip in whatever you can today.

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