Social media propaganda and the campaign against America’s Iran policy.

The American Spectator

"If these memes only appeared occasionally, one could perhaps ignore them…. But their massive presence hints at something deeper, more malign, more frightening."

. . . "We know all this, and political analysts and policymakers have learned to discount polling results accordingly. But there is another and far more insidious thumb on the scale of public opinion, one that pretends objectivity while in fact propagandizing for the various leftist causes of the day. This takes the form of social media “questions” that pretend to be objective while hiding — and at the same time promoting — the leftist messaging of the day." . . .

"We know that China’s influence operations are well-developed. We’ve recently seen significant documentation, for example, of how American billionaire Neville Roy Singham, now an honored guest of Xi in Shanghai, has used his own funds to support anti-American influence operations. One suspects that these funds have been further subsidized by the Chinese government. And across the entire spectrum of leftist enterprises, one sees similar activity.

"We can’t know how many of the current anti-U.S., anti-Trump memes are funded directly or indirectly by China, but to suggest otherwise is to ignore a well-established pattern of political behavior. Counteracting these pervasive influence operations won’t be easy, particularly since they align so neatly with the Democrats’ domestic political interests.

"In a political environment shaped by “useful idiots” and the easily duped, a righteous effort to eliminate a decades-long threat from Iran can be easily undermined — we’ve seen this happen over and over again with past efforts. A successful and, hopefully, brief campaign in Iran will be the ultimate difference maker, but we can’t win the fight for American “hearts and minds” if we simply sit back and allow the lies to go unchallenged. Every present and future sacrifice by our troops will come to naught if the American people are seduced into turning their backs and walking away. More...

CNN Actually Made Abby Phillip Apologize On-Air for Lying About the Attempted ISIS-Inspired NYC Bombing   

 Few people were impressed by this, as Phillip still implied Mamdani was a target of the attack even in her apology, and many wondered whether she'd address the false comments on her show rather than just on X.

 And then she proceeds to let Anna Navarro spew the same BS unchallenged.

Apology rejected.