The article argues politicians and media sometimes invert consensus by declaring a minority stance to be the mainstream, isolating dissenters. In the RFK Jr. hearing, Elizabeth Warren allegedly claimed Americans are desperate for more mRNA shots, yet uptake data show single‑digit child vaccination and sub‑20% adult boosters. This tactic pressures the actual majority into silence by labeling them fringe.
— It reframes propaganda as consensus inversion and urges checking narrative claims against behavior metrics before making policy.
Chris Bray
2025.10.07
82% relevant
The article cites CDC figures (≈10% of healthcare workers and ≈20% of adults took the 2024/25 COVID booster) to argue officials and media present a pro‑booster consensus that the public—and clinicians—do not share, matching the frame of elites inverting visible majority behavior into a portrayed mainstream.
Chris Bray
2025.09.05
100% relevant
Warren’s televised remarks and Politico’s write‑up contrasted with cited 2024–25 booster and pediatric uptake statistics.
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