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📺 The Vietnam War changed how Americans evaluate official narratives.

As government statements about success diverged from battlefield reporting, the term “credibility gap” emerged to describe the growing mistrust between officials and the public.

Once that gap opens, it becomes difficult for any government to close it again.

#VietnamWar #History #CredibilityGap #Brewminate

https://brewminate.com/vietnam-war-credibility-gap-narratives/

The Vietnam War and the Credibility Gap

Explore how the Vietnam War created a “credibility gap” as official claims of progress clashed with battlefield realities and media reporting.

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RonSupportsYou Apr 16, 2025

Yesterday, Donald Trump wrote: "The cost of almost all products going down, including gasoline, groceries, and just about everything else. Likewise, INFLATION is down."

His voters who read those lies must know from their experience that Trump is lying.
#CredibilityGap #politics #economy #HigherPrices

RonSupportsYou Mar 27, 2025

"Waltz claimed he never met Goldberg, hours before a reporter unearthed a picture on social media of the two men standing next to each other during a 2021 event at the French Embassy."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/26/trump-allies-signal-chat-defense-00251838
#Signalgate #CredibilityGap #military #NationalSecurity #politics

RonSupportsYou Mar 27, 2025

"The White House maintained its assertion that there was no problem with national security adviser Mike Waltz accidentally including a journalist from The Atlantic magazine in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details about an impending attack on Houthi fighters in Yemen. But their arguments were quickly unraveling around them":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/26/trump-allies-signal-chat-defense-00251838
#Signalgate #CredibilityGap #military #NationalSecurity #politics