U.S. troops are reportedly preparing for a ground invasion as the Middle East conflict drastically escalates and expands regionally, following weeks of intensified violence. This week saw an Israeli airstrike kill journalists in Lebanon, Iran intensify retaliatory attacks across West Asia, and a foiled bombing in Paris potentially linked to the conflict, marking a significant widening of ongoing hostilities that previously focused on domestic Israeli-Palestinian violence.

“Explosions have been reported in Israel and Tehran, while Lebanon and Iraq are also witnessing deadly strikes.”

“These days, there is a huge trend going around to be aware of. Accounts will post a fake quote, that allegedly came from an interview, but in reality, it's completely made up. This has become a huge trend, and we have to call out this manipulation directly whenever we see it, regardless of who the person is.”

“But now, a lot of people are using quotation marks to *summarize* an argument (often incorrectly), which is not only a complete mockery of the English language, but is also gaslighting of the highest degree.”

“Quotation marks are supposed to be used to convey direct quotes. Not general ideas or interpretation. In fact, for the younger crowd, quotation marks are so powerful to get exactly correct, that we often use the word [sic] to describe literally exactly what was stated, even if it was a misspelled word. That's how important it is to quote someone's words correctly.”

“But now, a lot of people are using quotation marks to *summarize* an argument (often incorrectly), which is not only a complete mockery of the English language, but is also gaslighting of the highest degree. This has become a huge trend, and we have to call out this manipulation directly whenever we see it, regardless of who the person is.”

“This has become a huge trend, and we have to call out this manipulation directly whenever we see it, regardless of who the person is. We can disagree with a person, to be sure, but we cannot falsely attribute to anyone words they never actually said.”

“Fake quotes can absolutely have dire consequences, especially during a time of war.”

“The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrived at a port in Crete on Monday after it had to leave the Middle East”

“after it had to leave the Middle East — and the war against Iran — when a fire broke out in its laundry area.”

“Finland put on ice a plan to move its election platform to Amazon Web Services, the latest development in Europe’s drive towards digital autonomy as trust in the US frays https://t.co/aziG8tGJTe”

“EXCLUSIVE: Inside the extensive far-left network now under investigation by multiple federal agencies—a network with close ties to an activist group that traveled to Cuba this weekend to support its flailing communist regime.”

“"Americans are furious, and rightly so." | @FoxNewsOpinion”