Editing Iago Media (section)

== Etymology and Conceptual Origin ==

Eric introduced the concept of '''Iago Media''' to a broad public audience on Twitter in 2016. The concept is based on Iago’s role in ''Othello'', where he covertly engineers the mental deterioration of the protagonist. Iago does not commit violence directly; instead, he plants false ideas, constructs misleading inferences, and manipulates appearances to cause Othello to destroy his wife and himself. The term '''Iago Media''' analogizes this dynamic to media environments that covertly alter public cognition and drive destructive outcomes while concealing their own agency.


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|content=Othello's Iago seeds tragedy, having innocents destroy each other by feeding them fear&doubt. 
If you're at war, ask yourself: '''where's Iago'''?
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''The problem is Iago. Now, Iago deranges the protagonist, I guess, Othello, against his beloved Desdemona. And the idea is that by putting certain ideas into the head of Othello, Othello will actually carry out the murder of Desdemona and figure out too late who, in fact, caused him to destroy that which he loves. Now, right at the moment, we have a problem with the Iago media. Now there's the '''Iago Media''' that is taking place within Fox News—

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''The Iago Media is found both on the left and on the right. Everybody's got a narrative. When the news is narrative aligned, they report the news. When the when the news is counter-narrative, they either don't touch it at all or they lie or they spin.''

- '''Eric Weinstein''' on [https://youtu.be/1CCde6TAKdw?t=2868 The Verdict with Ted Cruz]
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