During the war in Libya a man walked into my hotel lobby in Benghazi and showed myself and other reporters a handful of viagra pills. He said they were found on Gaddafi’s troops who used them to rape civilians. I scoffed at the story. As a general rule, strange men walking around hotel lobbies with hands full of drugs should be treated with a healthy dose of mistrust. Some mainstream outlets ran with the story. It was later proven to be bogus by human rights groups.
Mainstream outlets and social media accounts pushing fake stories is rife. It is done to enrage emotion at the expense of critical thought. And to make people cheer on further slaughter, usually at the expense of their own interests.
I do wonder, was that man with the viagra working under his own volition? Or was he paid to do it?
Mainstream outlets and social media accounts pushing fake stories is rife. It is done to enrage emotion at the expense of critical thought. And to make people cheer on further slaughter, usually at the expense of their own interests.
I do wonder, was that man with the viagra working under his own volition? Or was he paid to do it?
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