Can you be more specific? What "have been public knowledge for a while"?
What is public knowledge worth?
"3. the information system which informs the collective is filtered by a quality control mechanism that relies on individuals to a high degree.
Lanier argues that only under those circumstances can a collective be smarter than a person. If any of these conditions are broken, the collective becomes unreliable or worse."
"it seems Trump is trying to say that he was previously talking about illegal immigration and a wall -- not a registry for Muslims. And he seems taken aback by stories that said he wanted such a database."
What is public knowledge worth?
"3. the information system which informs the collective is filtered by a quality control mechanism that relies on individuals to a high degree.
Lanier argues that only under those circumstances can a collective be smarter than a person. If any of these conditions are broken, the collective becomes unreliable or worse."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wisdom_of_Crowds#Criticism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions
If you are talking about the "Muslim Registry":
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/01/15/s-f-mayor-opp...
"Look, I’m not going to rule out anything. I wouldn’t — we’re not going to have a registry based on a religion." -- Priebus
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/11/20/priebus-were-not-g...
If you don't like breitbart:
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/16/13649764/t...
"it seems Trump is trying to say that he was previously talking about illegal immigration and a wall -- not a registry for Muslims. And he seems taken aback by stories that said he wanted such a database."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/nov/24/...
One example of reporting that buries the lede:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/barack-obam...