Duterte’s dead cats
- Published: 15 May 2021 15 May 2021
Volume III, Number 9. 15 May 2021.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s campaign manager Lynton Crosby described the propaganda tactic called the ‘dead cat’. It’s the introduction of a sensationalist topic in order to divert the public’s attention from more damaging topics. It’s a ploy that is all too familiar in the Philippines.