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War Narratives and Misinformation: Why “Everyone Is Evil” Is a Dangerous Shortcut

  It sounds honest at first. Raw, even. “This war isn’t good vs evil. It’s evil vs evil.” That line travels fast online. It feels balanced, detached, almost wise. But when you look closely, this kind of framing often rests on war narratives and misinformation , not careful analysis. And that matters. Because once facts blur, judgment follows. How War Narratives and Misinformation Take Shape Conflicts like the one involving Iran, Israel, and the wider Middle East are not simple. They stretch across decades, sometimes centuries. Yet social media compresses all of that into a few lines, a few numbers, a few accusations. Here is the pattern. First, real events are selected . Iran supports militias. Israel strikes Gaza. These are facts. Then, numbers get inflated or detached from context . Casualty figures are reassigned. Attack counts are exaggerated. Responsibility becomes singular instead of shared. Finally, a conclusion is pushed: everyone is equally guilty . It feels fair...