They keep it up even though they  know that WE know they're lying.  No one believes a word they say, not even people within their own party.  These people are troglodytes.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/07/25/pretending-has-consequences-western-media-and-western-govt-continue-saying-falsely-global-food-crisis-caused-by-russia/

Our own gubmint thinks we're all so stupid we're gonna buy into this nonsense.  They're only partially right . . .