"I watched that speech knowing that a lot of what Powell said was a combination of wishful thinking and pure moonshine. The reason I knew that, was because of the great work done by a few news operations, including the McClatchy reporters on this side of the pond. However, it was from the foreign press-the BBC, Agence France-Presse et. al.-that informed my increasingly skeptical mind."
"The Epstein affair has entangled some of the most high-profile global figures, from Britain's former prince Andrew to renowned American intellectual Noam Chomsky and Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit. [New York Mayor Zohran] Mamdani and former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley are not among them. However, conservative social media users circulated three images that purported to show Epstein posing with Mamdani, who appears as a child."
Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of Colin Powell's false United Nations presentation that helped justify the Iraq invasion. Skepticism about Powell's claims arose from reporting by international outlets such as the BBC and Agence France-Presse, alongside U.S. operations like McClatchy. The same reliance on foreign press is being applied to the Epstein files amid muted U.S. coverage and vigorous overseas reaction that has led to resignations. Conservative networks are circulating fraudulent counterattacks, including AI-generated images falsely connecting figures like Zohran Mamdani to Epstein. Disinformation researchers warn that AI chatbots and social platforms can amplify unreliable claims and fake imagery.
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