Truth Pending

They attacked us first, or so reports said. In a split second, a suitcase nuke reduced the city to silence. We vowed to strike back 100 times harder when we found who did it. 

Rumors exploded. Some blamed communists trying to start a revolution. Others claimed it was fascists trying to gain power. A few swore it was a lone wolf trying to make a statement. Many agreed it was a government plot trying to steal our freedoms.

But who can we believe? How can we know? Where can we find the truth in the noise of the Information Age? 

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Speculative flash fiction, 100-words