"Unfortunately the fact that it is essentially a nonsensical label doesn’t stop it from being a very powerful one . It's rather like a term like "stab in the back" after a military defeat, or the lie that the 2008 crash was caused by Labour overspending. It's treated by many as true beyond question. It's an emperor parading openly with no clothes."

And proof, if any were needed, of 'The Illusion of Truth Effect' well known to psychologists, and beloved of politicians.