I believe George Costanza was a fan of that line.
[T]hey did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
The 3 greatest and most awesome powers of the media - Report on it, Ignore it, or Lie about it!
If the mediots ignore it or lie about the event, “Did it really happen?”
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth!” – George Orwell, 1984
It may not be a lie if you truly believe it, but believing a falsehood does not make it true.
The 3 greatest and most awesome powers of the media - Report on it, Ignore it, or Lie about it!
If the mediots ignore it or lie about the event, “Did it really happen?”
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth!” – George Orwell, 1984
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If you’re going to tell a lie, you must believe the lie.
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If you’re going to tell a lie, you must believe the lie.
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As a citizen of Oceania, and a member of the ENGSOC Party, I deny that.
"... a false statement made with intent to deceive...."
If you believe it to be true, ipso facto neither are you aware that it is false, nor are you stating it with intent to deceive.
Costanza was correct.
(1) having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true; [emphasis added] ...
...is guilty of perjury and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both....
By federal law, belief is a defense against perjury.
If you in good faith give an incorrect answer to a question on a history exam, have you lied?
It's the same principle.
I wish I could go through a day without having to reference Orwell and Huxley when observing how the ruling class is able to manipulate, subjugate, and propagandize the willfully ignorant masses through lies, deceptions, disinformation, and fear
^^This^^
Frustrating that they keep getting away with this destructive behavior.