The Barbra Streisand Effect took on new vigor this week when none other than Barbra Streisand herself inadvertently amplified negative stories about Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities.
As Breitbart News reported this week, the White House is reportedly fed up with a video that appears to show President Joe Biden experiencing cognitive decline and the right-wing media’s coverage of it.
Among the media outlets that covered this video: New York Post It is the most prominent among them.
Biden appeared to freeze up and had to be escorted off stage by Obama at a huge LA fundraiser. https://t.co/gg8bfYGXl5 pic.twitter.com/NsJVD7AYYN
— New York Post (@nypost) June 16, 2024
Rather than using her social media platforms to draw attention to these stories, Streisand has chosen to amplify them while giving the false impression that she is doing the President a favour.
“The New York Post is lying about President Biden and other media should not spread their disinformation,” she declared to her 817,000 followers on X.
The NY Post is lying about President Biden, and other media should stop spreading their disinformation.
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) June 17, 2024
In the end, this turned out to be another example of the Streisand effect. Description of the medium as follows:
In addition to her accomplishments, the singer and actress is also known for coining the phenomenon known as the Streisand Effect, which states that when you try to hide something, it ends up drawing attention to it. Streisand She sued the photographer for taking aerial photos of her house, and while only six people had downloaded the photos before her lawsuit failed, hundreds of thousands more saw them as a result of her legal response to being photographed.
People on social media were quick to thank Streisand for breaking this news to them about President Biden.
“I didn’t know about this, but thanks for letting me know, I’ll definitely look into it. Thank you, Ms. Streisand. Your tweet really made a difference,” Christopher Ruffo replied.
I had never heard of this, but now that you mentioned it I’ll definitely look into it. Thank you, Ms. Streisand. Your tweets really make a difference.
— Christopher F. Rufo⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) June 18, 2024
Have you heard of the Streisand effect?
The only result of your post will be more people reading the New York Post article, more people watching the video of Biden being led around like a lost old man, and more people agreeing with us that Biden is mentally unfit.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 18, 2024
If you’re wondering why a tweet like this is bad, @Barbra StreisandHere’s a very short video that explains why. https://t.co/wQ3F6JxroM pic.twitter.com/lyyZcWL0JA
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) June 18, 2024
“Don’t see what you don’t want to see,” Streisand said! I can’t believe this is happening! Writers are pushing their limits in 2024! https://t.co/iNh7IWGFnZ
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) June 18, 2024
Thanks for letting me know. I hadn’t heard about that. Is this what you’re referring to? https://t.co/DWR5SQr7Is pic.twitter.com/JEoeFYR4Gl
— William A. Jacobson (@wajacobson) June 18, 2024
