Almost involuntarily, the minute I saw how hard the media was pushing the attacks on the Dakota Access protesters I was skeptical(specifically the graphic but could-be-faked photos of a protester's arm blown to shit by a concussion grenade.)

I can't wrap my head around how a corporation that wants an oil pipeline could do something so OBVIOUSLY over the top. Why wouldn't they just post pictures of the protesters in their drum circles with their crystal rubbing shamans, sitting around in the cold, not getting anything done and potentially breaking some laws? If they are guilty of the offenses the media accuses them of, then they don't care at all anymore about the appearance of caring. Blowing off a protester's arm, using water cannons in sub-freezing temperatures; if these reports are true, then the media absolutely should be circulating them like it's the end of days.

But why do I feel like it is still a part of the disinformation machine?