All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

Name: All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Genre: Documentary

Canada · 2016
1h 31m
Director Fred Peabody
Starring I.F. Stone, Chris Hedges, Leslie Moonves, Jeff Cohen
Genre Documentary

The independent journalist voices of today are crucially important. Many of these voices have been inspired by iconoclastic rebel journalist I. F. Stone, whose fearless, independent reporting from 1953 to 1971 filled a tiny 4-page newsletter he wrote, published, and carried to the mailbox weekly. This documentary tells his story.

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Village Voice by Daphne Howland

All Governments Lie is worthy testimony that many journalists are in it for the truth.

Total Film by Jamie Graham

It’s fascinating stuff, if all a little rushed.

The Seattle Times by John Hartl

I.F. Stone, an underground journalist who died in1989, left a rich legacy that is celebrated in a timely new documentary, All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I.F. Stone.

Los Angeles Times by Kimber Myers

Featuring footage from the last six decades, All Governments Lie is a timely, convincing documentary that will cause audiences to question what they see and read.

The Playlist by Oktay Ege Kozak

Peabody creates a briskly paced doc that cleverly uses interviews and archive footage in order to distill this complex subject into an easily digestible viewing experience.