USA Today gaslighting its readers on the meaning of Orwellian is peak Orwellian.

The term "Orwellian" has become lazy shorthand for exercises of authority with which one disagrees. Here's what to know about George Orwell and what it really means.

https://twitter.com/HansMahncke/status/1350829275113467906

https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1348729645424898048

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/01/11/using-term-orwellian-wrong-george-orwell-explainer-1984/6616511002/