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Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?

Any attempts to dispute the cascade of falsehoods on X, many emanating from Pierre Poilievre, have been late, fitful and lost amid the background battle cries. Maybe the battle is already lost—that's what polls suggest—but are the Liberals even trying? Have they given up?

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Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?

Any attempts to dispute the cascade of falsehoods on X, many emanating from Pierre Poilievre, have been late, fitful and lost amid the background battle cries. Maybe the battle is already lost—that's what polls suggest—but are the Liberals even trying? Have they given up?

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