Episode 157 - "You Just Can't Hate These People Enough" w/Mike Rothschild

Author Mike Rothschild joins me to discuss the spread of false information in the wake of the recent natural disasters, and what we can do about it.

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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:

US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-officials-struggle-quash-hurricane-helene-conspiracy-theories-2024-10-05/

North Carolina Republican pushes back on hurricane misinformation: "Nobody can control the weather"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chuck-edwards-north-carolina-hurricane-helene-fact-check/

Fact check: Six days of Trump lies about the Hurricane Helene response

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/politics/fact-check-trump-helene-response-north-carolina/index.html

False conspiracy theories about Hurricane Milton continue to swirl despite outcry from officials

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/hurricane-milton-conspiracy-theory-government-storm-biden-rcna174558

Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hurricane-milton-misinformation-meteorlogist-death-threats-1235130352/

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s space laser and the age-old problem of blaming the Jews

https://www.vox.com/22256258/marjorie-taylor-greene-jewish-space-laser-anti-semitism-conspiracy-theories

GORDON LIDDY ON SHOOTING FROM THE LIP - RADIO HOST DENIES 'FUELING THE LUNATIC FRINGE'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/04/26/gordon-liddy-on-shooting-from-the-lip/75754676-030f-4191-a9e3-a421855aea1f/

Jewish Space Lasers THE ROTHSCHILDS AND 200 YEARS OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733925/jewish-space-lasers-by-mike-rothschild/

After Helene created a news blackout, here’s what my Asheville neighbors and I did

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/11/health/asheville-neighbors-hurricane-helene-wellness/index.html

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