Camera‑Angle Politics

Different camera angles and rapidly circulated clips can create competing, politically useful narratives from the same event; actors (officials, partisans, platforms) pick the clip that best fits their prior frame and then institutionalize that version. The result is not mere disagreement about cause but the construction of distinct factual realities that impede common adjudication and accountability. — This explains why visual evidence no longer guarantees shared facts and implies policy needs new provenance, timestamping, and adjudication standards for citizen video used in public‑interest controversies.