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===Wrap up smear===
===Wrap up smear===
A wrap up smear,<ref>https://youtu.be/SMJdDwQlcc8</ref> also known as a circular echo chamber, occurs when partisan sources 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 leak false information to journalists then use published accounts 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 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.
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.