When an attempt to cover something up ends up drawing more attention to it. This is relevant to
gangstalking and other types of crime in that a coverup can sometimes be easier to see than the crime itself.
This term
originated from Barbara Streisand’s efforts to have her waterfront home removed from a website, used by researchers, that displays images of the
California coastline. As a direct result of her efforts, the number of views of her house went from 6 to 420,000 in the following month. Those original 6 views were reportedly all from either herself, her lawyers, or her neighbors.
(1) Paul noticed that many of his files relating to gangstalking were being deleted or corrupted. This created a Streisand Effect, in that because of this, his friends began to pay more attention to what he was saying.
(2) The presence of numerous posts that deny the existence of gangstalking and the trolling of people claiming to be targeted individuals has created a Streisand Effect. The number of people present in gangstalking forums who “don’t believe in” this
conspiracy theory seems inordinately high.
(3) A Streisand Effect is created by the numerous wildly outlandish posts that appear to be deliberate disinformation to discredit victims, rather than honest mental illness. These are recognizable by having no mention of the core concepts of gangstalking such as
classical conditioning, the use of patsies/collaborators, slander, vandalism, and Zersetzung, and instead try to direct attention toward hard-to-believe fringe concepts such as microchipping, V2K, energy weapons, mind control, and unrelated
conspiracy theories.
(4) Nowadays, the disinformation posts are often quickly called-out. The perpetrators likely realized that they were creating a Streisand Effect, and have curtailed this type of activity. Although disagreement still exists, the online discussions about gangstalking appear to be more respectful and civilized than in earlier years.
