It all started with the NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command).
Fake news, that is.
Back in distant times, there were few news stories that adults enjoyed sharing with their Santa-believing kids than the news coming out of NORAD leading up to Christmas.
Check this out, an official NORAD press release last month:
Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. —
"As the North American Aerospace Defense Command conducts its primary mission
of defending the homeland, it stands ready to continue its tradition of tracking Santa’s
journey around the globe on Dec. 24."
Ah, in simpler times, adults would accept the Santa tracker information with a nod and a wink. After that news cycle, they'd return to their newspapers, radio and broadcast
Fake news being a nonpartisan non-reality in those days.
Fake news now? Fuhgeddaboudit.
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