Another recent example of media gaslighting was a doctored quote by US Attorney General William Barr, one that didn’t take long to expose. The edited quote and the full quote in context can both be seen in this short video. By this simple manipulation, a corrupt TV network gave its viewers the impression Barr meant precisely the opposite of what he had said.
If you are not familiar with gaslighting, it is a well-known phenomenon, and one that has become even more well known since Donald Trump became a serious contender for the American Presidency.
Gaslighting is something that can happen at the personal level as much as the national, and indeed the original reference – from fiction – was to a man who attempted to drive his wife mad. Here we will discuss gaslighting by the mainstream media in the so-called Free World with particular reference to the United States and the current administration.
