This is the pattern i see, and i've seen it for going on 20+ years:
Something is false, people start talking about it
Legacy media pushes false narrative as true.
People push back on it by discussing it elsewhere and doing independent research
People start making websites of their findings.
Stupid people (or false operatives) with fake 'findings' put their websites up.
Fact checkers target the fake 'findings' and declare they have 'debunked' all dissenting views to their false narrative.
Fact checkers & legacy media continue to ignore valid independent research that continues to expose their false narrative, declaring they already debunked the other websites fake findings, implying their 'debunking' applies to all.
The first instance i noticed of this pattern was wired's 'debunking' of the 9/11 independent investigations, then i saw popular mechanics did a in-depth 'debunking' which was the same. They went after the low hanging fruit but couldn't hit on the hard-solid facts, then made blanket statements that there was no need to debunk further, and you should trust them.
Agreed. Good observations. And all happening in a vacuum bereft of skepticism, with no premium placed on independent thought (“don’t do your own research!”) against a headwind barrage of lies, propagandizing and disinfo saturation inflicted on a majority dumbed-down, over-stimulated, hyper-distracted, mentally and physically unhealthy population…
This is the pattern i see, and i've seen it for going on 20+ years:
Something is false, people start talking about it
Legacy media pushes false narrative as true.
People push back on it by discussing it elsewhere and doing independent research
People start making websites of their findings.
Stupid people (or false operatives) with fake 'findings' put their websites up.
Fact checkers target the fake 'findings' and declare they have 'debunked' all dissenting views to their false narrative.
Fact checkers & legacy media continue to ignore valid independent research that continues to expose their false narrative, declaring they already debunked the other websites fake findings, implying their 'debunking' applies to all.
The first instance i noticed of this pattern was wired's 'debunking' of the 9/11 independent investigations, then i saw popular mechanics did a in-depth 'debunking' which was the same. They went after the low hanging fruit but couldn't hit on the hard-solid facts, then made blanket statements that there was no need to debunk further, and you should trust them.
Agreed. Good observations. And all happening in a vacuum bereft of skepticism, with no premium placed on independent thought (“don’t do your own research!”) against a headwind barrage of lies, propagandizing and disinfo saturation inflicted on a majority dumbed-down, over-stimulated, hyper-distracted, mentally and physically unhealthy population…
It’s war, Jim, just not as you know it.
Post by Iron, written around May, 2018