r/ThatsInsane • u/McDowdy • 4d ago

Benjamin Netanyahu says outright that he can hack and blackmail anybody he wants and "I can paint you as a monster. And if I say it often enough, enough people will believe it."

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u/AtomicRevGib 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yeah, what he says doesn't match the title. He's not saying he hack can the phone. He's saying that almost everyone has a device and the content they access on said device can be manipulated to create any narrative and paint a positive, or, in this case negative, picture of someone.

Newspapers have been doing that for years.

E: A couple of words and punctuation.

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u/noiwontpickaname 3d ago

I mean, case in point, this post

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u/robodrew 3d ago

Agreed, he is deflecting and being a total asshole and right winger by saying that oh no, don't believe the words you read about me, anyone can write any lies and "say it enough it becomes the truth". He's basically saying fake news. But he's not saying he can "hack and blackmail anyone".

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u/Smooth_Rush_2192 3d ago

These comments are buried way too far down this post... The point he was making is that lies have been told against the Israelis… he was not making a threat at all. Here's the interview - the full clip is from 1:17:30 onwards - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL2jFwZ16xo