Topic: War Hoaxes

The host revisits the 1990 "Nayirah testimony," where a 15-year-old girl claimed Iraqi soldiers took babies out of incubators in Kuwait. It was later revealed that the girl was the daughter of the Kuwaiti ambassador and the story was orchestrated by a PR firm to build support for the Gulf War. Dalley suggests that current headlines about atrocities are following a similar "propaganda machine" script used to stoke emotional responses for military intervention.

The 1990 testimony of a Kuwaiti girl claiming Iraqi soldiers removed babies from incubators is revisited as a classic example of fabricated war propaganda. Despite being debunked by major outlets like the Washington Post, the story successfully propelled the United States into the Gulf War. This historical context is used to warn modern audiences about the use of emotional deception and potential false flags to manufacture consent for new military interventions.

President Zelensky finally began to backtrack on his claims that Russia struck Poland, though he stopped short of a full admission of Ukrainian responsibility. The Associated Press issued a formal correction for its initial report that could have triggered a NATO-Russia war. The segment lists previous "war hoaxes," including the Snake Island massacre and the bombing of a Holocaust memorial, which were later proven to be propaganda.

Author and filmmaker Mike Cernovich joins the studio to discuss his film *Hoaxed* and the upcoming documentary *Alex's War*. Cernovich analyzes the "hero's journey" character arc of the host, suggesting that the current legal and political persecution represents the beginning of a "third act" in a real-life Greek tragedy. They discuss the failure of left-wing media to create compelling content because they rely on caricatures rather than reality.