Words Matter. Media Lies and The Use of "Unprovoked" in Writing About The Ukraine War
(www.caitlinjohnst.one)https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-illusory-truth-effect-and-the"...Just repeatedly inserting the word “unprovoked” into Ukraine war commentary across the board causes people to assume it must have been launched without provocation, because the illusory truth effect can circumvent reason and logic to insert a narrative into the collective consciousness of our civilization.
The fact that all mass media outlets began doing this in unison, against all journalistic training and ethics, shows you just how united the mass media are in service of the US empire. When the need to push a narrative is particularly urgent, the facade of journalistic impartiality and independence drops away, and we see the true face of the most sophisticated propaganda machine that has ever existed."