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Opinion: Edgar County Watchdogs continue to exaggerate and lie for political pals

The so-called “newspaper” the “Edgar County Watchdogs” (Illinois Leaks) continue to publish misleading and distorted information pimping for their political pals and cronies to attack anyone they disagree with.

The website can’t get its facts right, and it twists and distorts FOIA information to make false arguments for political purposes.

The writers are not journalists but political activists who have been criticized by others familiar with their distortions and one-sided “news” reporting.

The website claims to be a “news site,” but it really is a partisan opinion & commentary site that tries to disguise their partisan opinions as objective news reports, which they are not.

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Also, be careful when visiting their website. Too often, Norton Security flags links to and from their web page for spam and malware (like the one below from a page posted by the ECW authors). Visiting scam links may expose your personal information.

A link between the Edgar County Times and the Dekalb Times immediately produces this warning:

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Be careful. You cannot trust anything they write or “report.” It is very inaccurate and misleading. Biased “media.”

The Edgar County Watchdogs, or Illinois Leaks, is a fake “news” site that advocates misinformation as fact.

They have published inaccurate information repeatedly.

Don’t be fooled by their lies. They don’t believe that that Orland Fire Protection District has a right to promote their achievements through public relations.

That needs to change. But most politicians, who are receiving massive donations from PACs and lobbies, won’t change it.

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