
Overall, that is classic "broken phone" game. Everyone passes the message onwards with their "original take". However, if the "embellishment" is intentional tiny lies that are used to distort the message and are predicted to make the untrue version viral, then isn't that "hybrid warfare" that sows seeds of distrust and fear?
Spanish magazine claims that US might block Sweden from selling Gripen fighters to Colombia. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diari ... n-colombia
The Gripen has 'murican engine and apparently part vendors have contractual right to dictate where the planes can be sold.
(Speculation is that certain country would rather have Colombia buy F16 planes.)
We don't have access to the military contracts.