When you can not only afford but can profit from being made to look ridiculous
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You will be shocked to learn that the charges issued against David DePape do not support the Musk/Cruz/Greenwald theory of the case:
“Tucker, the federal charges merely show that the Deep State conspiracy to frame MAGA Republicans over the attempted murder of Paul Pelosi by his gay lover runs so deep that DePape himself is in on it.”
“As usual, can’t disagree with anything you’re saying here, Glenn.” pic.twitter.com/gDg34vpiq9— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) October 31, 2022
Still, the point is to get the lie around the world 20 times before the truth etc.:
The assailant, who was arrested and identified by police as David DePape, had an extensive Internet footprint that suggests a standard case of online right-wing radicalization. DePape’s writings show his adherence to a wide range of conspiracy theories that are often propped up or adopted in their entirety by prominent right-wing media figures and Republican officials. President Joe Biden on Friday night condemned the impact the Republican Party’s “vitriol” has on those who may be mentally unbalanced.
But in the days since the attack, people who get their news from right-wing sources have instead been told an absurd and baseless conspiracy theory. In this telling, there was no home invasion; instead DePape is actually Paul Pelosi’s leftist gay lover, and the police, Democrats, and the press are covering up that the assault was really a lovers’ spat. The tale was quickly adopted by influential right-wing figures – including Twitter owner Elon Musk – and, if past is prologue, will be accepted by a sizable percentage of the GOP base.
The Pelosi conspiracy theory took hold so quickly thanks to the parallel media ecosystem the right constructed over decades. That ecosystem features numerous outlets that generate conspiracy theories for partisan and financial gain; food-chain mechanisms that swiftly distribute them to millions of people; an existing right-wing audience trained to demand such fantasies; minimal internal guardrails within the right-wing press to provide more credible information; and strong external barriers against contrary information from mainstream news sources.
I strongly recommend the rest of the Gertz article, which is a good account of how the conspiracy puke funnel operates.