This could totally work too, with Team Phantom using videos as a way to win over the public, the rest of the inhabitants of Amity Park helped without even knowing it.
When Danny was captured by GIW, the Phantom team tried to rescue him several times. Despite freeing other ghosts —and causing significant damage to the agency—, they were unable to save him. Repeated rescue attempts led GIW to frequently change Danny's location, a successful measure to prevent further raids.
Then the first Phantom edit was posted. That's when they had a brilliant idea: to gain mass support, discredit GIW and the government, and draw, to the agency, as much attention as possible.
Sam and Wes produced several videos showcasing statistics, proving how Phantom was a good hero, with minimal collateral damage—even in the first year—compared to other heroes. In those, they demonstrated how every time a hunter interfered, the situation worsened, or how the GIW's actions transformed collateral damage, from damage to property, into damage to people.
Meanwhile, the residents of Amity Park continued posting videos of Phantom acting in a relaxed and friendly manner, showcasing his acts of heroism and peaceful interactions with other ghosts and residents.
Phantom appears at night In a park alongside a boy of about 10 years old. In front of them is a telescope. Phantom excitedly points to different constellations, names them, and tells the story behind them.
After several minutes, the child asks:
"How do you know all that?"
"When I was a child I wanted to be an astronaut" Phantom replies wistfully.
On his face, there is a sad smile. The child, oblivious to the change in the hero's expression, continues:
"And you don't want to be an astronaut anymore?"
Phantom simply smiles again.
Without an answer, the child insists.
"Is it cause you can't be an astronaut anymore… is it cause you're not alive anymore?"
A low gasp is heard from the boy's mother, and a tone of reproach as she calls his name.
Phantom freezes for a second before responding
"It's all right. Now I can fly to the moon and watch the stars without the city lights."
This time, a sob escapes the boy's mother.
With each video, the audience grew and became more attached to the image of Danny presented to them and, with that, more worried.
It didn't take even a month for the internet bubble to burst and articles began to be published.
Some tried to explain to the "chronically offline" who Phantom was, what GIW was, and what had supposedly happened to the missing hero. Others questioned how all of this had gone unnoticed by the Justice League
It was becoming increasingly clear how real the situation was.
That's when the second stage of the plan began: a systematic leak of all the information about GIW that they had collected over the years. Experiment records, mission reports, locations of active and deactivated bases, names and photos of field agents and scientists, even politicians involved in the initiative.
In the following days, chaos took over both the internet and the real world. Experts analyzed the documents, all the media outlets had already reported on it— It was safe to say that all citizens of the United States knew what was happening.
And in response to the incessant demands, the Justice League finally spoke out, making it clear that they were already investigating the matter.
However, Team Phantom had no intention of waiting. Tucker had finally tracked Danny's location. They would be damned if they waited for Justice League.
— Okay, Red Huntress, we're live.
