I don't understand why the people manipulated with lies aren't offended at the liars. They are primed to believe the lies, but aren't they mad that someone sought to manipulate them?

This keeps happening because it works. But why does it work? Why isn't there blowback?

This story is fake; the flag was in fact upside down: https://x.com/alx/status/2112383598934573506

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