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Wientje t1_j6ode8u wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:27 PM

The villain from Tomorrow Never Dies. He launches WW3 just to get more views for his news network.

Klotzster t1_j6oe8ug wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:33 PM

William Randolph Hearst started a war with Spain for more papers to be sold.

https://www.pbs.org/crucible/frames/_journalism.html#:~:text=After%20the%20sinking%20of%20the,the%20first%20press%2Ddriven%20war.

OneManFreakShow t1_j6olmq6 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Nah, that one seems pretty plausible these days.