“The host of this podcast, Moore, is a liar with a grudge against the FBI, and the establishment generally, due to being arrested by the FBI for selling bootleg hockey DVDs. You can read more about this in a Buzzfeed article titled Revealed: Notorious Pro-Trump Misinformation Site True Pundit Is Run By An Ex-Journalist With A Grudge Against The FBI. I recommend reading that to understand the wacky claims he’s made (all sorts of conspiracy theories unsupported by legitimate outlets, even very conservative outlets) and his shady background.
One of his big MOs is to write fake news stories about outlandish things with various quotes interspersed from anonymous “sources” that support his outlandish claims. For people primed to not trust mainstream media (and there can be good reasons to not trust it sometimes), his made-up stories are persuasive. But I’d make the argument that it’s important to be as skeptical about people like True Pundit/Thomas Paine and all news sources as you are about the news sources you’re already skeptical of. Don’t be like certain friends of mine who are skeptical about mainstream media (which is fine) but then go and believe any random story they hear on Facebook, or on a random podcast by a bootleg hockey DVD thief, just because it aligns with their beliefs and emotions. Rise above your emotions and be skeptical of it all.”
ZachElwood via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/17/22