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I believe it would be better for this source to either be replaced with a more neutral one that does not have a history of disinformation, or for it to at least be matched with a more centrist- or left-leaning source. If neither can be found, perhaps it would be best to remove this paragraph?
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I'm still new to editing wikipedia, so please let me know if there is a better way to propose this change (e.g. something along the "Citation needed" tags). I would edit it to include one of those sources, but I am not familiar enough with the subject to judge if one is reliable enough.
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