gaslight

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Trumpian rhetoric relies on a rotating arsenal of cognitive traps: Whataboutism to deflect, false equivalence to confuse, red herrings to distract and gaslighting to exhaust.

From Salon

Britney Spears will not stand for ex-husband Kevin Federline’s scathing claims about how she raised their two sons, writing on social media that the allegations in his upcoming book are part of his “constant gaslighting.”

From Los Angeles Times

Because honestly, it is so counterproductive to allow influential voices to gaslight the country into forgetting the milestones it’s already crossed.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are not going to tolerate gaslighting from anyone in the media, from anyone on the other side who is trying to say that it’s the president who is weaponizing the DOJ,” Leavitt said.

From Los Angeles Times

“They are gaslighting families into believing that schools are unsafe, when in reality the system already protects students.”

From Los Angeles Times