And he has said, explicitly, that the use of jokes and irony are important for giving a lot of, quote, “cover and plausible deniability for our views.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-stephanie-slade.html

Any covert operation must adhere to the doctrine of plausible deniability, and could not be allowed to win in every category.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/213896

In addition to this bubble effect, Shikaki says, there might also be a desire to avoid other sources to maintain deniability.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/20/palestinians-support-hamas-decision-to-go-to-war-with-israel-survey-suggests-with-no-political-solution-on-horizon/

These funds enhance Hizbullah’s military and assist Iran, allowing Iran to claim plausible deniability.

Source: https://jcpa.org/article/the-urgency-for-the-uk-and-eu-to-proscribe-irans-islamic-revolutionary-guards-corps-irgc/

This allows for a degree of plausible deniability.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/06/17/exclusive-bbc-disinformation-division-refuses-to-respond-to-claims-of-spreading-disinformation/

'We know that Iran's goal is to maintain some level of deniability here, but we're not going to allow them to do that.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12667823/Iran-terror-Hamas-Israel-ISIS-Al-Qaeda.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490