[Tellurian]

Mr. Trump's tweets are part of his familiar playbook: He escalates accusations born in right-wing media, portraying himself as the victim of an unsubstantiated scheme.

Umm, he is, and it is.

His followers often jump in and amplify the messages online, which are then picked right back up on conservative shows and news outlets

Ah, yeah, sure ... the Schiff impeachment process is perfectly legitimate, and for like-minded people to discuss the situation and arrive at a contrary opinion is disinformation. The turmoil in your heads, that you're not believed, is not your fault. Uh huh.

Well, here's a little parody for you:
[whiney NYT reporter voice] "Why don't they believe us?"

[RitaOK]

Nancy Pelosi, in a briefing, discussed that technique. She named it and she drew a map of exactly how it’s done.

Government Leak to media
Media writes it
Government refers to the media report for substantiating it.