🧩 BND Motif Index · M317
Blame game
Each side blames the other for starting it, and the truth is lost.
- 3claims filed under it
- 3claims retold online
⚠️ A story people tell, not a claim that it's true.
A motif is the shape of a story as its tellers tell it, named the way a folklorist names a tale type, so the same story told about other people, by the other side or in another year lands in the same place. Some of the claims below are true, many are false. Arguing against a story is often a story of its own, its answer (Voter fraud is answered by Voter suppression, Lawfare by No one is above the law), and we file it there; where no answer has a motif yet, the arguments against a story sit with its tellings.
🪜 Its family
what it rests on, what rests on it, and the motifs that answer it
🔗 goes with: 🧩 Blame the messenger 🧩 Passing the buck 🧩 Tit for tat
📰 In the news
the stories its claims were told about, the most told first (matched by our tools, so a link can be wrong)
- 📰 Eritrean troops cross into northern Ethiopia as conflict escalates 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-10
🧶 Its claims
what's been told in this shape, newest first, in our words, with where each was heard
- 2026-10-10 “Ethiopia and Eritrea are accusing each other of invading and threatening each other's sovereignty, with Ethiopia claiming Eritrean troops have crossed into its territory.” 🧶 people online
- 2026-10-05 “Russia and Ukraine are escalating military strikes against each other's energy and military infrastructure, with both sides accusing the other of initiating the attacks.” 🧶 people online
- 2026-10-05 “Israeli journalists and players allegedly intimidated and spat at Irish players during a Nations League match, leading to chaos and bans from media calls.” 🧶 people online
M317 · first seen 2026-10-05 · last 2026-10-24 · what this is · how the index works