Gained a conscience - or finally accepting that the truth will out anyway - may as well get ahead of it. Sometimes, as in Ukrainian "Russia did it!" lies, the truth will out within minutes. Unless and until the internet is absolutely and rigidly controlled and curated, may as well tell the truth. Not a conscience, perhaps, but a recognition that reality will bite hard, in some cases.
Gained a conscience - or finally accepting that the truth will out anyway - may as well get ahead of it. Sometimes, as in Ukrainian "Russia did it!" lies, the truth will out within minutes. Unless and until the internet is absolutely and rigidly controlled and curated, may as well tell the truth. Not a conscience, perhaps, but a recognition that reality will bite hard, in some cases.