“That journalists from so many organizations are somehow all instantly on the same page to use the same grossly misleading language?”
The US government tells the journalists. The journalists tell Americans.
Simple and easy, and hardly any work at all.
Life hasn’t been this easy for journalists since Goebbels.
Get on your pony and ride. The world has been changing since
the beginning of time. Always has been and will continue to
the end of time. Do the best to enjoy the years you have.