Marginalizing and Discrediting the Skeptics

Skeptics have potential to expose crime.
An array of tactics are used to divert, divide, marginalize, and discredit them.

• Limited hangouts:
  creating diversions that distract from the core nature of the crime.
  • "intelligence failures"
  • "the Saudis did it"
• Poisoning the well:
  injecting disinformation and unverifiable speculation to waste the time of skeptics and discredit them in the public's mind.