I love seeing the mythology of this story grow. Mainly how it derailed media attention away from drone protests. Or how independent news agencies in Pakistan did some investigative journalism to learn from members of Malala's family that the supposed threats she received were false, as well as point out inconsistencies in the official story.[1] Unfortunately, most of this is available only in Urdu.
Or how Malala's father is an investor in for-profit charter schools[2] that are now being pushed by the UN on Pakistan, spearheaded by Malala as a "women's rights movement."
How about the fact the reason Malala got so famous was because the BBC reported an an entry she had in her diary? How did they get their hands on that?
Or how about the location of her injury keeps on appearing on different sides, or disappearing altogether?[3]
Or how about the fact that if the Taliban were against girls getting an education, why stop the bus and attack just the one girl? Or how a military helicopter was ready to rush her to the hospital despite there not being an army base nearby?
The Malala "myth" certainly seems like propaganda.