In Enemy of the People, violence is aimed at journalists. Does this happen in the real world? Are journalists at risk? The Committee for the Protection of Journalists, a group founded by Walter Cronkite and others, provides an answer. So does The Clooney Foundation, formed by Amal and George Clooney.

Committee to Protect Journalists

The Clooney Foundation

Information wars? Sometimes disinformation is used to incite violence.

Because its object was to prevent a legitimate president-elect from assuming office, the attack was widely regarded as an insurrection or attempted coup d’état. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other law-enforcement agencies also considered it an act of domestic terrorism.

—Britannica: January 6 US Capitol Attack

From Luke Irons .... Of course we don't want a post-truth world. We want the truth to be told in the news media. Reasonable people desire a news media that provides knowledge that the public should have. We use this knowledge to make decisions, such as who to vote for. Insofar as news media organizations have lowered their standards and provide a forum for lies to be disseminated, knowledge for the public becomes elusive. It's hard to know what to believe.

The liars seem to mostly get away with it, don't they? When caught in a lie, they simply repeat the lie and blame the media. In Enemy of the People, one of the steps taken by our protagonists is to actively expose liars. And punish them. Jack Logan and others are fighting to make our leaders afraid to lie rather than afraid to tell the truth. The liars should be called out. Jack believes the liars should be strongly ridiculed and their access to the forum denied. I agree with Jack.

Modern technology is often used to look behind the curtain. Sometimes hidden truths are given voice and true motives are exposed. Here’s an example featured in Enemy of the People.

Audio of white nationalist Richard Spencer going off in a racist rant against Asians and African Americans has been leaked online.

...“My ancestors f**king enslaved those little pieces of f**king sh*t,” Spencer is heard shouting on the recording.

—SBS News: Richard Spencer’s leaked racist tirade…