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A wrap up smear,<ref>https://youtu.be/SMJdDwQlcc8</ref> also known as a circular echo chamber, occurs when partisan sources inside government leak false information to journalists then use reporting to validate their claims.
A wrap up smear,<ref>https://youtu.be/SMJdDwQlcc8</ref> also known as a circular echo chamber, occurs when partisan sources inside government leak false information to journalists then use reporting to validate their claims.
Two instances in recent memory illustrate the technique: the [[Trump-Russia collusion hoax]] and the [[Kavanaugh smear]]. In Trump-Russia, a false allegation Trump colluded with Russia was leaked by Democrat campaign operatives to get news organizations to publicize the claim, and then partisan FBI agents used news accounts to obtain a [[surveillance]] warrant on the Trump campaign.
Two instances in recent memory illustrate the technique: the [[Trump-Russia collusion hoax]] and the [[Kavanaugh smear]]. In Trump-Russia, a false allegation Trump colluded with Russia was leaked by Democratic operatives to get news organizations to publicize the claim, and then partisan FBI agents used news accounts to obtain a [[surveillance]] warrant on the Trump campaign.
In the Kavanaugh smear, false sexual abuse allegations were leaked by Senate Democrat committee staffers to produce sensationalized headlines and martial public pressure in an emotional cause.
In the Kavanaugh smear, false sexual abuse allegations were leaked by Senate Democrat committee staffers to produce sensationalized headlines and martial public pressure in an emotional cause.