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nrjxll
Since: Nov, 2010
Foreshadow
Since: Jul, 2011

What's it called when a character gives a press conference and they feel like they've supported their cause but then the media takes it and paints them as a horrible, evil person? The specific example I'm thinking of is from Little Brother, when M1k3y gives the press conference and the headlines afterwards are:
- XNET LEADER: I COULD GET METAL ONTO AN AIRPLANE
- DHS DOESN'T HAVE MY CONSENT TO GOVERN
- XNET KIDS: USA OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO
Surely there's a trope for this. I think I've seen it elsewhere, though nothing comes to mind immediately.