Online — Wag The Dog

The next time you see a story that feels explosive, perfectly timed, and emotionally overwhelming—pause. Ask yourself: What am I not looking at right now? What real problem is this digital tail trying to hide?

Nothing wags the dog harder than a good video. In the online era, you don't need to start a war; you just need to release a deepfake audio clip of a foreign leader insulting a neighboring country. By the time fact-checkers debunk it (usually 72 hours later), the stock market has dipped, the news cycle has moved on, and the original bad news for the manipulator has been buried. AI has democratized "Wag the Dog." Anyone with a laptop and an hour can now fabricate a geopolitical crisis. wag the dog online

: Break out of your algorithmically curated bubble to see what the "other side" is actually saying. The next time you see a story that