Chein Weihua

Jul 16, 2024 | polygraph.info | William Echols |Chein Weihua

State-run media in authoritarian countries have seized on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump to highlight increased polarization in the United States and redirect attention to unrelated foreign policy issues. One propaganda narrative spread by Iranian state media and social media users is the claim that Western media outlets and officials have excessively focused on the July 13 attack on Donald Trump, while ignoring the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.