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The internet connects us all and provides this fabulous fact-checking mechanism, and yet at the same time, the power of lies is conveyed much more efficiently now because they're accepted so fast.

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Alex Gibney
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: October 23
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
New York City
New York
Philip Alexander Alex Gibney
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