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What happens when lies get a louder microphone than facts? We take you inside the mechanics of how false narratives spread, why the follow-up questions never seem to land, and how spectacle crowds out verification. From choreographed optics around a supposed “assassination attempt” to court cases that unravel public claims without real accountability, we track the playbook step by step and ask a harder question: if institutions won’t do the work, what can citizens actually do that moves the needle?

We get practical about leverage. Instead of vague calls for a general strike, we lay out a focused, local-first economic strategy that ordinary listeners can sustain: buy from independent shops and restaurants, starve the corporate pipelines that bankroll disinformation, and coordinate time-bound boycotts that are large enough to be felt in boardrooms. We pair that with a cultural counteroffensive—shareable explainers, receipts, timelines, and smart satire—to raise the social cost of lying and keep contradictions in plain view. When millions adopt small, synchronized habits, supply chains shift and narratives lose oxygen.

Protection matters too. We talk through concrete mutual aid that lowers risk for vulnerable neighbors: grocery runs, rides that avoid targeted checkpoints, and multilingual know-your-rights education. No heroics, no recklessness—just steady, lawful actions that make predatory tactics harder and communities stronger. The theme tying it all together is persistence: truth needs infrastructure, and the most reliable parts are the ones we build together—our wallets, our networks, and our attention.

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