46 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 10 Nov 2023 \ on: Fun Fact Friday - Best Fun Fact Gets 10,000 Sats meta
The "Chinese Spy Balloon" was a weather balloon the whole time.
The timeline is like this.
  • A weather balloon is sighted
  • Government: This is not a spy balloon. This is not a threat
  • MIC: Hey, we can turn this into a sales pitch to get more money
  • Media: CHINA CHINA CHINA
  • Government: We believe this is a spy balloon and we are gonna shoot it down.
  • Months pass: Nah, it wasn't a serious threat (We already spun people up and got more money).
  • Media: Yeah, apparently if it was a spy balloon it didn't work and they used off the shelf parts. Nothing to see here.
  • Public: Those Chinese Spy balloons need to be stopped. Biden sucks. Squirrel!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 10 Nov 2023
And before a low IQ person comes in here... I do not think China is good. They are constantly spying on the U.S. But the U.S. government/media constantly lie. Some even admit it and justify it with the "Noble Lie" theory.
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