Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 24-084 into law, which could essentially create the state’s own Ministry of Truth. The bill is ostensibly aimed at preventing the spread of misinformation and disinformation by establishing a partnership between the state attorney general and Education Department, and would somehow diminish “the proliferation of factually inaccurate data” and “encourage respectful discourse.”
Apparently, the failure of the Biden administration to establish a similar agency at the federal level has not discouraged those who want to use government power to dictate what constitutes fake news and the truth.
But don’t worry. Those supporting the measure have already assured us that this measure isn’t about suppressing certain viewpoints. While the bill was being debated, state Sen. Lisa Cutter, a Democrat, insisted that “No one…
