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Active conflicts ALWAYS have ACTIVE INFORMATION OPERATIONS.
Be skeptical. Just like how there is always a teddy bear in the rubble in Gaza, don't take any "smoking gun" evidence at face value, from either side. Period.
At this point I don't believe a damn word I read. I'm half convinced there isn't a war. One day after I made a comment that a random twitter user could allege that one side is using white phosphorus and half the people reading would believe it without question, Israel was accused of using white phosphorus.
It's tiring. Kill every combatant on both sides and let the civilians live in peace.
Sadly, that's another objective for some types of information operations (not all, but some): believe nothing, trust no one. That is actually one of the primary objectives of Russia's propaganda machine, which is why their state media gives conflicting accounts of the same story.
But that is not what I'm suggesting anyone does. I'm saying take in the information, mentally archive it, wait, and continue observing.
The first thing that dies in war is the truth.
It's nbc news, not randoangryblog.com
It's information coming from an active warzone of a conflict that has already seen some of the highest levels of active information operations, ever.
Disinformation isn't just your racist uncle on Facebook, it's a sophisticated and highly organized aspect of modern warfare.
Even facts from NBC will settle to be more accurate in a few weeks and months. War reporters are rushed into giving some broad strokes statements, where footage and interviews are a more important resource.
But it’s not about NBC News, they aren’t the source they’re just reporting it. Additionally I think everyone has learned that media only cares about being first to the punch with horribly written articles that aim to maximize engagement instead of the facts.
Just look at what the ceo of cbs said in relation to their coverage on tramp