The Intercept Briefing TRAILER: The Disinformation Machine After a Murder
Jun 25, 2025
Explore how disinformation skews public perception of key events, like political violence and immigration. The discussion reveals how narratives around the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker are manipulated, with right-wing figures deflecting blame. Journalists uncover the tactics that distort reality and the implications for societal understanding. Tune in for keen insights into the thriving chaos-driven ecosystem of misinformation.
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Right-Wing Blames Left Wrongly
- Right-wing figures often assign blame to the left immediately after political violence.
- This tactic contradicts factual evidence showing right-wing perpetrators in recent incidents.
Right-Wing Media Disinformation
- A right-wing media machine pushes disinformation linking violence to the left.
- This strategy spreads misinformation around breaking news events to distort public perception.
Right-Wing Violence Ignored
- Most recent political violence has overwhelmingly come from the right.
- Right-wing media often ignores this fact and shifts blame to the left to distort understanding.