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Trump's latest Jesus image was absurd enough on its own. But the deeper scandal was the response: the evasions, the careful phrasing, the refusal to say what even a child could see. The problem is no longer simply that Trump lies. It is that the lie itself has become a political signal — for supporters, for party elites, and too often for the media that still help turn the ridiculous into the credible.
A miscut speech, a $5 billion threat, and two resignations: how the BBC crisis reveals the asymmetric warfare against independent media. When power hunts for seams in newsroom armor, every error becomes a hostage situation—and even UK Labour ministers declare the BBC must change.
Both-sideism is not neutrality; it is a production method that assigns equal weight to unequal claims, awards airtime as if truth were a parity contract, and punishes outlets that test reality before publishing. In an era of asymmetric politics, this method doesn't balance coverage—it subsidizes bad faith and bankrupts independent, critical media.