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With big red stamp, Pakistan government portal singles out journalists and ‘fake news’

Official at information ministry who runs @FakeNews_Buster Twitter account says the page “simply tells people the government’s viewpoint”
Rights activists say government has picked up the term ‘fake news’ from Trump who routinely uses it to discredit journalists and play down stories against him

By AAMIR SAEED · 29 September 2020