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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T19:28:41.000Z",
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    "Politics - National",
    "Speak Out! - Dorset East",
    "Speak Out! - Dorset North",
    "Speak Out! - Dorset South",
    "Speak Out! - Dorset West",
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  "textContent": "When public figures speak, facts are supposed to matter. Yet in Britain’s increasingly febrile political climate, numbers are tossed around like confetti at a rally, useful not because they’re true, but because they feel true to an already primed audience. Take Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire industrialist and co-owner of Manchester United. Ratcliffe recently claimed that the […]\n\nThe post Who Needs Facts When Your Supporters Would Believe the Moon Was Made of Pork Pies if You Told Them appeared first on Dorset Eye.",
  "title": "Who Needs Facts When Your Supporters Would Believe the Moon Was Made of Pork Pies if You Told Them"
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