Composite images from Wikimedia Commons On the day the U.S. snatched Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, social media users were saying, “Wow, that Epstein file must be a doozy.” This is a common technique of false binary framing, claiming the government pursued one action rather than another to distract from or cover up something else. The Epstein files are a frequent tool for this tactic. When the Trump administration takes actions the left does not like, the response often becomes, “Oh, he did this to distract from the Epstein files.” This is a technique I have dubbed “the Epstein deflection.” Examples include the Iranian nuclear facility bombing in 2025, when media coverage of the strike was cited as another attempt to distract from the Epstein…
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