Podcast: Anatomy of a Fake News InfoOp/Smear

Topics covered in this podcast

• Introduction: The Lying Liars Who Lie A Lot

• A Smattering of the Players & Tactics

  • Initial salvo

  • Follow-on attacks

  • Astroturfed & organic virality attempts

• The Breakdown of Disingenuous & Bad Faith Tactics

• Fin

Intro & Outtro Music: Alice in Chains Unplugged - Got Me Wrong

https://dn721800.ca.archive.org/0/items/alice-in-chains-mtv-unplugged_202403/08.%20Got%20Me%20Wrong%20%28Unplugged%29.mp3

Tucker Carlson & Alex Jones

https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-alex-jones-2025

David Corn Panzer Post

https://x.com/DavidCornDC/status/1910003128365404420

Mother Jones Deceptive Headline & Fake News Hit Piece

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/joe-kent-tulsi-gabbard-national-counterterrorism-center-first-amendment-praetorian-robert-patrick-lewis/

Sollenberger Attack Angle

https://x.com/SollenbergerRC/status/1910041668113334705

Seattle Times Hit Piece

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/joe-kent-defends-signal-chat-repeats-jan-6-conspiracy-at-senate-hearing

The Oregonian Version

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/04/joe-kent-doubles-down-on-jan-6-theory-brushes-off-signal-chat-concerns-in-senate-hearing.html

Daily Kos Gets Theirs In

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/11/2315790/-White-nationalist-could-soon-be-in-charge-of-counterterrorism-unit

Patriot Takes Shovels Up Old Fuentes Interview

https://x.com/patriottakes/status/1910734875222573076

And Nick Fuentes Himself Pops In (of course)

https://x.com/koisfish_/status/1910788027447902407

The Intellectualist Furthers Sollengberger's Reach

https://x.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1911782220852765111

MSNBC Clipped to X to Hit Both Kent and Gabbard

https://x.com/devorydarkins/status/1911748029675454768