Track whether media coverage hours on this visa failure exceed coverage of the National Science Board mass firing—a clear test of distraction effectiveness.
This is primarily a policy failure story with minimal constitutional harm (minor corruption driver for false claims, but no institutional damage). However, it generates significant media coverage (easy 'gotcha' narrative) during a week with substantive governance events (NSB firings, DOJ probe termination). The 1000:1 gap between claims and reality is highly meme-able and provides simple panel-discussion fodder while displacing harder accountability stories.