bad intel

There are plenty of people in America and other countries who felt as if they had been gut-punched in January 2021. They expected something extraordinary to transpire in Washington, DC, because numerous online personalities had fed them alleged intel from alleged military sources that something incredible would happen.

People believed that Donald Trump would be reinaugurated as POTUS and that the current POTUS, Joe Biden, would be arrested by the US military along with the rest of the characters in the Democratic party.

When the predictions based on the intel did not come to fruition as forecast, people felt cheated and wanted answers. So, what did many of these people do? They returned to the same personalities that gave them inaccurate information and demanded more intel.

This can and often does become a vicious cycle and is a classic example of continually experiencing insanity. If you keep repeating the same mistakes while expecting a different outcome than you’re getting — you’re fooling yourself and wasting valuable time.

I will not tell you that I have never been the recipient of bad intel from a source. It happens. But I try to learn from my mistakes. If I see that incoming information turns out to be accurate most of the time, I continue to rely on that information’s source. On the other hand, if I see that the information is not regularly accurate, I discontinue relying on that relationship.

Often, people invest so much time and energy into a narrative that they have difficulty abandoning the information feed even after realizing they have received inaccurate intel. They become addicted to the story and need to hear reassurance repeatedly from that source that everything is okay.

Many of these people who spread disinformation are very clever. They appear trustworthy and appear articulate, and well-versed in a given subject matter. They sprinkle a bit of truth in the narratives they profess to be experts while taking readers and listeners on a magical ride.

When things don’t shake out the way online personalities claim, there are always logical and plausible excuses offered. New timelines are established in the future for the event or predicted event to transpire, and the anticipation and hopes of the following audience are magically restored.

I am writing this post because I continue to get many people sending me messages who are still confused about whether specific intel feeds are accurate or not. I cannot assure readers that a particular source provides correct information or rubbish. How would I know? The only thing I can do is analyze the information someone gives me and see how accurate or inaccurate that information turns out.

If someone gives me instructions on building or assembling something and the product turns out well and functions reasonably, I will probably trust that individual with future projects. But if the instructions I am given to build something lead to the product not working or falling apart — I’m not trusting that individual in the future.

The only thing I am saying to readers is to be careful when garnering information from different sources. It’s the only thing we can do to protect ourselves and our loved ones as we try to navigate through the maze of lies and disinformation that seem to be everywhere.

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Dr. John Reizer is an American author, filmmaker, and retired chiropractor.

John has written several novellas and is the founder and chief editor of the popular alternative news blog, NoFakeNews.net.

Dr. Reizer is a former associate professor of clinical sciences at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

His most recent works, Answers, The Blue Marble, Plandemic, The Visitors, Aftermath, False Memory, The Homecoming, Frequency, and The Target List, are science fiction thrillers.

John’s novel, The Target List, was released as a feature film under the title Target List in April 2023.

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