White House Blasts 'Fake News' While Funding Real Atrocities
The White House, specifically Karoline Leavitt, has slammed the BBC as a 'Leftist propaganda machine' for editing a speech by President Trump (according to RT.com's reporting). This conveniently ignores how 'fake news' is weaponized to dismiss anything challenging the accepted narrative. While they're busy fact-checking optics, the US just approved a $1 billion arms deal for Israel, including tank
rounds and mortar shells, circumventing Congressional review on the 'emergency' pretext yet again. (Source: Defense News, June 2024) One might wonder if the real 'fake news' is the idea that US foreign policy promotes democracy and human rights, especially as these weapons go to a government currently facing genocide accusations at the ICJ. The outrage meter always seems to max out over media
editing, but quietly ignores the editing of lives out of existence. How's that for propaganda?