The TV show 24 shifted public opinion toward accepting torture

Evidence

The ideological work produced by the media during the War on Terror has had profound effects on human lives, as evidenced by the way in which 24 has contributed to shifting public opinion on the torture of Arab and Muslims at Abu Ghraib, Guantánamo Bay, and a number of other unnamed prisons. — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media, 1391

Categorization

• XREF: Directly ties to the chapter themes on how entertainment media normalize state violence, echoing earlier chapters on justifiable torture plotlines.