Buzz Words the Manipulating, Corporate Media Use to Distort Truth

Just a few years ago, most of us rarely, if at all, used terms and phrases such as isolation, quarantine, community spread, asymptomatic, ventilator, social distancing, contact tracing, flatten the curve, and communicating or working at home by zooming.

Since the fraudulent Russia-Russia-Russia narratives, the 2020 election lies, and invasion of our southern border, millions of savvy Americans continue to leave Big Media for news and information, realizing they are corporate drivers of disorientation and mistrust.

Gaslighting

Politicians, news pundits, and pretend journalists continue to use gaslighting techniques against citizens who commonly don’t understand the manipulation.

Gaslighting is “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage,” according to Merriam-Webster.

In 2022, they saw a 1740% increase in lookups for gaslighting, with high interest throughout the year, which continues even today.

Certain words and catchphrases are commonly overused by propagandists, politicians, and purveyors of false news. This is exactly the reason all major mainstream television, cable, and print media have lost enormous amounts of viewers and readers.

It’s no wonder they rely on Big Pharma, China, World Economic Forum operatives, and all the major lobbyists to subsidize them.

When you see these words used, it’s a certain identifier of corporate political media and pundits.

An easy way to know who is lying and manipulating you is to see how much they use these phrases in their lead paragraphs:

“Conspiracy Theorists”

“Countless Conspiracy Theories”

“Debunked”

“False Claims”

“Followers of QAnon”

“Outlandish Claim”

“Unsubstantiated Claim”

“Without Evidence”

Election Jargon

astroturfing – creating a false impression of organic support for or opposition to an organization, policy, individual or program
balancing the ticket – when a presidential candidate chooses a running mate whose qualities will appeal to more voters
battleground state – a state that has an equal chance of being won by a Democratic or Republican candidate
bellwether state – a state that typically votes for the leading candidate
blue state – a state that votes primarily for Democrats or liberals
coastal elites – typically wealthy, well-educated people from the northeastern or Californian coast of the U.S. that have left-leaning political views
coffers – the money in an organization’s or political party’s bank accounts available for spending
dark horse – an unknown or underestimated candidate that seems unlikely to succeed, but who goes on to succeed
dark money – political funds or donations raised by nonprofit organizations where the donors are not disclosed
earmark – money set aside for a specific purpose or program
endorsement – public approval from one political entity or organization for another
inside the beltway – an idiom to classify issues that are significant to government officials rather than the general public; the “beltway” refers to Interstate 495 around Washington D.C.
political action committee (PAC) – political committees that receive financial contributions from corporations, individuals or organizations to support or oppose specific political campaigns or legislation
purple state – a state that has a similar amount of Republican and Democrat voters
red state – a state that votes primarily for Republicans or conservatives
stump speech – a prepared speech or pitch that explains their core platform
swing state – a state where both political parties have similar levels of support
war chest – funding set aside specifically to finance a war effort; funds earmarked for a particular purpose
wedge issue – a controversial political issue that divides members of opposing political parties or the same party

Social Economic Jargon, Buzzwords

blue dog – a Democrat who is likely to side with Republicans on certain issues
bailout – helping a large company with its debts with the intention that the company will repay the money in the future
dog whistle – a suggestive buzzword or phrase that has an implied meaning for the target audience
fake news – information that is intentionally false or misleading; propaganda
flip flopper – a candidate or politician who changes his or her mind on certain important issues over time
greenwashing – when companies attempt to make themselves look environmentally friendly, regardless of whether or not they are, in actuality, environmentally friendly
grown in office – political term used for someone who won office based on one set of principles, but over time adopted an opposite set of principles
kool-aid-drinker – derogatory term for an individual who votes for a candidate or a party against their common sense
lame duck – a politician who is considered ineffective, either because he or she was recently elected out of office or announced retirement
malarkey – nonsense
pro-choice – a person who is in favor of a woman’s right to choose abortion or not
pro-life – a person who opposes abortion
public servant – an elected official
reform – to change a law or a system to make it better or more efficient