Draft:Flooding the zone with shit

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Flooding the zone with shit is a disinformation technique that involves the dissemination of large amounts of sometimes nonsensical disinformation messages designed to distract and exhaust media attention. The term was coined by the right-wing activist Steve Bannon.{{Cite web |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=2021-11-16 |title=This infamous Steve Bannon quote is key to understanding America’s crazy politics {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/16/media/steve-bannon-reliable-sources/index.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Illing |first=Sean |date=2020-01-16 |title=“Flood the zone with shit”: How misinformation overwhelmed our democracy |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/16/20991816/impeachment-trial-trump-bannon-misinformation |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Vox |language=en-US}}

In a 2018 interview, Bannon was quoted as saying: "The Democrats don’t matter, the real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit."