Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) was called out on social media for sharing an AI rendering purporting to be the U.S. airman who was rescued from Iran just before midnight Saturday.
A U.S. F-15 was shot down over Iran on Friday. Although both airmen successfully ejected, only one was rescued immediately. After a massive search effort both by Iran and the U.S., Donald Trump announced the successful rescue of the second airman on Truth Social.
Later Sunday, Abbott shared the image of what looks to be a U.S. service member holding an American flag and surrounded by a smiling rescue team. The original post says, “Here is the photo of the honorable Colonel being rescued yesterday—God bless him— our soldiers are ALL doing God’s work! HAPPY EASTER!”
It’s a post-truth world for many people and maybe always has been. Feelings are the only things that matter. The “facts don’t care about your feelings” line was, as always, projection.