The impulse to control the narrative in politics has become a habit of exaggerating, oversimplifying or weaponizing information, making it difficult for the public to distinguish between real problems and manufactured ones. This trend has led to questions about why allegations of fraud were not taken seriously in Minnesota, even when some people were raising concerns. The author suggests that political actors and activists spend years exaggerating numbers, inflating claims, and treating every disagreement as a scandal. The result is a kind of political "crying wolf," when everything is framed as corruption and every spending proposal is labeled wasteful. The article also notes that an entire “attack dog” industry exists to generate outrage, and when outrage becomes the currency, nuance becomes a liability.