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The wrestling term kayfabe —the portrayal of staged events as real—now applies to public life. Audiences can no longer reliably distinguish between a genuine political rally and a satirical sketch, between a deepfake and a gaffe. Entertainment media has taught us that conflict is content. Nuance is boring; a screaming match goes viral. Sites like Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) turn