by Ray DiLorenzo
We live in a time of massive media weaponization. It is all too easy to manipulate information. With the internet, social media, TV, cable and streaming services, Hollywood, and academia, even the most degenerate voices have access to a microphone or computer keyboard.
The spreading of false information or rumors is not new. It has existed ever since the first political candidate stepped up to a podium or large rock to express an opinion and present it as fact.
The deliberate spread of false or misleading information, aka disinformation, has become a dangerous weapon in today’s digital age. Media outlets often use biased reporting to promote a specific political agenda. Democrats often frame stories to evoke emotional responses to shape public opinion. They do this often enough to cement their narrative in place.
Spreading fear is a powerful tool. Democrats frequently use the fear of racism, the loss of democracy, or the threat of a fascist president, often without a clear understanding of what fascism truly means. That can only happen to a public that has been ill-taught for many years.
Democrats are unresponsive to the overuse of the same fearmongering tactics used year after year…up to and including a bored and weary public.
The fear of dying of COVID-19 caused 65% of all Americans to get a vaccine that was said to have been developed in months rather than years.
Distinguished doctors, who publicly exposed the ineffectiveness or inadequacy of the government-dictated treatment protocols, faced job or position losses.
Reports of millions of people suffering severe side effects such as death or disease became commonplace. Russia has even made statements that the vaccine is a tool for geopolitical manipulation.
Transgender surgery for a brief time became avant-garde. Many people, especially the young, have woken up to the reality that their bodies have been permanently mutilated. It is now all beginning to come to light, too late for some.
The medical profession has taken quite a hit these last few years with the proliferation of unsafe and ineffective vaccines, ineffective COVID treatments, and surgery on people that only needed counseling.
It was a time to be astute and follow the money.
The Democrat campaign of spreading bogus information about ‘voting rights’ has led to many frightening political movements designed to confuse and turn common sense upside down.
The false narrative that tens of millions of people were prevented from voting because they lacked photo IDs and could not get them led many Democrat states to conveniently change election laws in their favor. It was another leftist “Never let a good crisis go to waste” moment.
Only nine states require a photo ID to vote, the most basic of requirements. Thirteen states, almost all either blue or purple, do not require any documentation to vote…a disgrace.
That alone has destroyed any confidence that we have an honest election system in this country.
Print media is especially guilty of disinformation. Newspapers like The New York Times, the Washington Post, The Guardian, and Salon promote their progressive agendas, consistently presenting their opinions as fact rather than opinion.
In many cases, they use the “us vs. them” routine, engage in selective reporting or leave out stories that don’t meet their narrative, manipulate the audience, or use demographics to maximize impact. Bill Clinton mastered the art of speaking to diverse audiences and expressing opposing viewpoints.
The New York Times has been particularly anti-American for a very long time. During the 1930s, they had, probably, one of the first foreign correspondents based in Moscow. The Times pushed the Stalin agenda and concealed the millions of deaths resulting from Stalin’s Great Purge, forced collectivization, the end of private property, and began ethnic cleansing. FDR even showed a curious admiration for Stalin, or Uncle Joe, as he called him. By the way, New York Mayor Mamdani ran his campaign based on the comeback of collectivism.
Let me state this clearly: the Democrat Party actively promotes violence, disinformation, misinformation, propaganda, or any other term you may choose. Even if many of them don’t believe in communism, their intentions are more nefarious. The Democrat Party aims to gain and sustain total power by creating a one-party system in which they hold absolute control. If their followers want socialism and believe that it will help them achieve their goals, then that is acceptable to them. They have no core values other than that.
It’s in the news every day. Simply putting two and two together can be valuable. Being in the midst of a self-pronounced diverse group and finding they totally reject your opinions can be telling…duh!
The greatest defense mechanism for dishonest reporting or misinformation, or just becoming a zombie, is to be well-grounded, well-read, have a healthy BS detector, and be a spiritual person who believes in a greater power…God.
Well, that’s my opinion!
Originally released February 7, 2026 by the Stand Up America US Foundation
Photo by Carlynn Alarid on Unsplash
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