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The Natural History of Getting Lied To: How Manufactured Consent Actually Works

Manufactured consent isn't a conspiracy theory — it's a documented system. Institutions don't need to lie. They just need to control the frame, repeat it until it feels inevitable, and make the right questions sound unserious. Here's how it works.

The Natural History of Getting Lied To: How Manufactured Consent Actually Works

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