conservative commentator Candace Owens Controversy sparked online after claims Washington officials were misleading Americans about the situation in the U.S. Iran and questioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public appearances.
Owens posted on X that U.S. authorities are not being transparent about developments involving Iran. “Washington, D.C. is lying to the American people about what is happening in Iran,” she wrote. “It’s not going well.”
She also asked the following questions NetanyahuRecent public visibility and references to so-called artificial intelligence-generated videos. “Where is Bibi Netanyahu?” Owens wrote, using the Israeli leader’s nickname. “Why did his office post and delete his fake AI video, and why was there mass panic in the White House?”
Her comments sparked a backlash online.
Social media users push back on Owens’ comments
Some responded to Owens on X, questioning her comments about Iran and the geopolitical situation.
One user argued that people without first-hand experience in the country should be cautious when commenting on internal issues. “If you have never lived in Iran, it is best to remain silent about our country,” the person wrote. “As a woman, you have never experienced what Iranian women have experienced under the Islamic Republic, so you have no right to speak about what is happening there.”
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Another commenter said that debates about global conflicts often involve competing narratives online. Referring to Donald Trump, the user wrote that the president has made clear his goals of “protecting American security and deterring the Iranian threat,” adding that “in every conflict, information warfare becomes as intense as real war.”
Other responses were mainly directed at Owens himself, with some users accusing the commentator of spreading misinformation.
“The only thing that’s not going well is your own credibility,” one user wrote in a reply, calling Owens a “bribing propagandist.”
Another commenter said distrust of information from Washington is not new. “Washington lies to the American people about everything, not just Iran,” the user wrote.
