Samara on Nostr: Help me out here - What’s the word for creating a buzz about something minor to ...

Help me out here - What’s the word for creating a buzz about something minor to DISTRACT us from the real issues?

✈️ #ClimateChange - turbulence, extreme weather
✈️ #Covid - brain fog/stroke/heart attacks in pilots, mechanics, air traffic control

(not rhetorical- really looking for the term)
#Samara #SamaraClimate #SamaraSARS
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/16/nx-s1-5262308/southwest-airlines-delays-lawsuit-transportation-department