Tense choice for actions that have been recurring simultaneously

Solution 1:

I would advise writing this in the present tense, or what is sometimes referred to as literary present.

Syria Truth's original ruse is enriched with new details every time it is retold by journalists.

Literary Present, from Revelle College:

Literary works, paintings, films, and other artistic creations are assumed to exist in an eternal present. When you are writing about writers or artists as they express themselves in their work, stay in present tense. Here are some examples:

Aeschylus' drama is concerned with what happens to Orestes after he has killed his mother.

In Michelangelo's painting, Christ judges the world.

Johnson's characters journey to Cairo.

Plato argues without much conviction.

Paul writes about the hardships he has endured.

• https://revelle.ucsd.edu/humanities/writing-info/writing-skills/literary-present.html

In your example, the work may not be fiction, but it seems to me to fit in the category of literary works in the sense that literary present tense would seem to be quite natural.