Fact-Checking Propaganda, Not Actual Tears
Deutsche Welle's latest 'fact-check' bravely tackles the grave issue of potentially fake videos showing Ukrainian soldiers crying. The article meticulously dissects deepfake technology and emotional manipulation, ensuring we know exactly which digital tears are authentic and which are mere pixels. Because, apparently, the most pressing issue in a war zone isn't the body count or the devastated
infrastructure subsidized by our tax dollars, but rather the veracity of a soldier's grief on TikTok. One might wonder if this same meticulous debunking energy is applied to official narratives, 'intelligence' reports that led to past conflicts, or the public perception management campaigns run by defense contractors and their political patrons. While DW is busy verifying pixels, actual families
are grieving real losses. It seems easier to fact-check a crying video than the policies that create the tears.