Normies haven’t really caught on, and other legacy outlets won’t call them out - because they do it too.

Wikipedia assigns this tactic to “conspiracy theorists”, but the most harmful place I’ve seen it employed is in the media and politics.

Case in point:

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New York Times: “Iran’s nuclear weapons program” (3/4/26)

ABC News: “Iran’s nuclear weapons program” (3/4/25)

Washington Post | Opinion: Iran’s “nuclear-weapons program” (3/17/26)

Fox 2: “Iran’s nuclear weapons program” (2/28/26)

The Independent: “nuclear weapons program” (3/2/28)
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therealnews.com/how-a-media-campaign-of-lies-and-innuendo-created-the-myth-of-irans-nuclear-weapons

According to our 17 intel agencies, Iran doesn’t have a “nuclear weapons program”, so unless they have some information our 17 intel agencies don’t, all of these “news outlets” are participating in lies/propaganda/disinformation.

The global effects of this lack
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