{"id":5696,"date":"2025-12-15T23:24:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T04:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=5696"},"modified":"2025-12-15T23:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T04:26:22","slug":"why-blind-trust-is-dangerous-even-in-alternative-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/why-blind-trust-is-dangerous-even-in-alternative-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Blind Trust Is Dangerous: Even in Alternative Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.55; color:#111;\">\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">\n    <strong>Update:<\/strong> <strong>Candace Owens <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">met<\/span><\/strong> today with <strong>Erika Kirk<\/strong>, and the meeting did <strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">not<\/span> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">produce<\/span> any <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">new<\/span> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">publicly verifiable<\/span> answers<\/strong> to the questions many followers were led to expect.\n  <\/p>\n\n<style>\n  .shorts-container {\n    position: relative;\n    width: 100%;\n    \/* 9:16 ratio: height = width * (16\/9) *\/\n    padding-top: calc(100% * (16 \/ 9)); \n  }\n  .shorts-container iframe {\n    position: absolute;\n    top: 0;\n    left: 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 100%;\n    border: none;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"shorts-container\">\n  <iframe \n    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cG7GnQ_I8OY\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n    allowfullscreen>\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">\n    NIA stands by its <strong>October 9th <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">alert<\/span><\/strong> entitled,\n    <strong>&#8220;Candace Owens Is an Entertainer&#8221;<\/strong>\n    (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/candace-owens-is-an-entertainer\/\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a> to read).\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">\n    <strong>Candace Owens<\/strong> is a <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">skilled<\/span> communicator and entertainer<\/strong>, and her content can be <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">engaging<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">thought-provoking<\/span><\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">\n    But in this case, those who <strong>treated speculation as <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">fact<\/span><\/strong> were taken on a <strong>wild goose chase<\/strong> \u2014 weeks of escalating claims, massive online engagement, and ultimately <strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">no<\/span> definitive resolution<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">\n    We <strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">warned<\/span><\/strong> in October that this <strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">risk<\/span><\/strong> exists whenever audiences <strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">replace<\/span> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">verification<\/span> with <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">trust<\/span><\/strong>, regardless of who is delivering the message.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">\n    As we stated on October 9th:<br>\n    <strong><em>\n      \u201cNIA is <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">almost always right<\/span>, but you should\n      <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">never blindly<\/span>\n      <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">believe<\/span> anything we say.\n      <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">Verify<\/span> for yourself if the odds are\n      <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">high<\/span> that Trio-Tech International (TRT)\u2019s \u2018Customer A\u2019 is AMD.\n      Determine on your own that if this is <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">true<\/span>, it will result in\n      Trio-Tech being <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">rerated<\/span> to\n      <strong>$25\u2013$50 per share in 2026<\/strong>.\u201d\n    <\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;\">\n    <strong>Entertainment can be enjoyable.<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">\n    <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">Facts<\/span> are what <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">make money<\/span>.<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"font-size:12px; line-height:1.45; color:#555; margin:18px 0 0 0;\">\n    <em>\n      Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide investment advice.\n      Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. This message is meant for informational and educational purposes only.\n    <\/em>\n  <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Candace Owens met today with Erika Kirk, and the meeting did not produce any new publicly verifiable answers to the questions many followers were led to expect. NIA stands by its October 9th alert entitled, &#8220;Candace Owens Is an Entertainer&#8221; (click here to read). 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