Wag the dog comes to life

“soldier holding sniper rifle standing” by Zhang H on Unsplash

Nowadays, truth is stranger than fiction. At least in the movie, people had to believe the story

You may remember the 1997 movie “Wag the Dog” in which an American president tries to cover up a sex scandal just before he faces re-election by fabricating a military crisis. The movie was hilarious, but seemed a bit far-fetched.