They aren’t just leaders lying casually via a broadcast. They have a crowd of people that participate & amplify, making their own memes, deepening the belief. Rumors as propaganda.
Any correction from outside can be dismissed bc they did the work of delegitimizing media, experts, outsiders already.
Any correction from outside can be dismissed bc they did the work of delegitimizing media, experts, outsiders already.
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Still dizzying how "USAID spent $50 million for condoms in Gaza" -- an utter fabrication from the start -- then grew to $100 million. And then became "$100 million for condoms for Hamas."
The lesson after Springfield seems to be that when you're shown to be lying, you just exaggerate the lie.
The lesson after Springfield seems to be that when you're shown to be lying, you just exaggerate the lie.
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Can’t help wondering whether it was a cynical exploitation of a homonym from the start, or they’re just that stupid.
Always assume the lie.
Always assume the grift.
https://bsky.app/profile/artcandee.bsky.social/post/3lhqzgrst3c2r
And who pays the price? All Americans.
MAGA voting is a perpetual cycle of self-owns, and the level of brainwashing is insane.
We're all getting fucked by the corruption.
1. Original rumor - gets taken off FB and posted to X. Trends.
2. Vance recognizes its usefulness as propaganda.
Media correction begins
4. Vance acknowledges no error; lashes out at media villain; pivots to broader propaganda theme- who cares ab details, THESE MIGRANTS ARE STILL BAD. HAVE WE NO LAWS?
When a rumor stands in for a bigger theme -when the rumor mill serves the propaganda machine - details are secondary. You can always pivot focus to the bigger theme.