An article about fear as a weapon, a fabricated letter, and the propaganda of power<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It begins with a letter. Light blue ink, an angry message threatening to shoot Donald Trump at one of his rallies with a rifle. Sender: allegedly an \"illegal immigrant.\" That\u2019s how Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announces it - publicly, proudly, dramatically. She displays the letter, publishes a photo of the alleged perpetrator on X, and the White House spreads the news immediately. The enemy image is set: the migrant as threat, as terrorist, as the embodiment of evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But just a few days later, the story collapses like a house of cards. Ramon Morales Reyes, the accused man, according to investigators, neither has the necessary language skills nor handwriting that matches the letter. The authorities who asked him for a sample concluded: the threat is not credible. The letter, they found, most likely did not come from him. Why Noem still took to the big stage, why DHS released a press statement, remains unanswered. What remains is propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It brings back memories of a case that was constructed in a similarly deliberate way: Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, whom the Trump administration publicly branded as the \u201cthird highest-ranking leader of MS-13\u201d \u2013 without a single piece of evidence. Once again, stories were fabricated, threats invented, narratives built from nothing. Through our investigation, the case was uncovered, brought to public attention, and completely dismantled. My original article can be found here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n