Someone just informed me that the Bill Murray meme "lying to the government

[applegrove]

is against the law. Politicians lying to the public is fine". Someone told me they posted it on Facebook and it can't be verified (two sources, one being Reuters). So I deleted it. Is this what we do? Delete when it has not been verified? I know we delete when some meme has been proven false. What is the standard?

[Salviati]

1. I'd delete it...

... because I see what it's advocating is building distrust and resentment of the government. Something that may be warranted about individual politicians, but focusing it on the government in general seems to me to be advancing a conservative framing of that idea.

[rampartc]

2. +1

[applegrove]

3. Thanks. I can't remember the exact words. But I hear ya. I thought it was

so obvious they were calling the GOP Liars but it could be taken any way. You are correct.