How a rumor becomes âreported,â then becomes âtrueâ through repetition. Anonymous sources arenât automatically fake. Sometimes anonymity is necessary. People can lose jobs, face retaliation, or put themselves in real danger by speaking publicly. But anonymity has a side effect that bad actors love: It lets a rumor climb a ladder. And the higher it … Read more
Headlines are supposed to summarize the story. Today they often summarize the emotion the editor wants you to feel. A headline used to do one job: tell you what the article is about. Simple. Today, headlines often do a different job: trigger a reactionâanger, fear, smugness, tribal satisfactionâso you click, share, and argue before youâve … Read more
I wrote before about âTransparency Theater.â This one is the pocket decoder: the 12 lines they use to shut questions down.â They love to say government is transparent. They say it with a straight face, under bright lights, with a flag behind them and a podium that looks like it came straight from the Department … Read more
What happened (claims resurfacing) Why it matters (my take) What would count as accountability Receipts (read the page, not the headline) Related reading Chatrodamus predicts: No formal sanction against Schiff stemming from these Russia-claim allegations â by 2025-12-31 (CONF 70%).â Result: (to be graded later)
Did anyone really think Obama and Hillary Clinton would ever own up to the Russia collusion lie they sold to the American people? The same conspiracy theory they used as a political weapon to undermine Trumpâs presidency? Hillary laughs it off like itâs a joke. Obama? He doesnât even speak. Instead, he sends out a … Read more