Surprise overcomes Words seem nonsensical Fact checks become Daily headlines Pure prevarication Not mere vagueness Untruths, shams Two-faced attempts To cheat to win In a battle of ideas Better still, flooding Air-waves, all media With bogus pre-text That fend off A battle From ever being fought Fabricated? More than merely falsification Calling truth a lie Shout-downs over debate A campaign designed to Discredit, debunk and divide * (back in the day we called this **** and bull)