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Last week’s Defeat The Mandate March in Washington D.C. saw a who’s-who of conspiracists address thousands from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Live-streaming and mic’d up— some fresh from massive exposure on the Joe Rogan Experience—they complained about censorship and tyranny, and compared vaccine mandates to the Holocaust.
They present themselves as bold outsiders who reveal forbidden knowledge and stand up against the corrupt establishment. But scratch the surface of anti-vax celebrity and Covid-conspiracism and you’ll find the well-oiled machinery of affiliate marketing and global quack-medicine sales networks.
Julian reports on Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Simone Gold, Pierre Kory, and Sayer Ji. He follows the money and asks, “What’s the difference between a misguided activist and a cynical grifter?”
Show Notes
Kennedy Xmas Party Hypocrisy
Ravens’ Theory of Mind Research
Primate Theory of Mind
Goldfish-Broccoli Study
$1M in PPP Loans for Anti-Vax Groups
CCDH Pandemic Profiteers
Grandview Research on CAM Global Market
NCCIH Spent $2.5 on Failed Alt-Med Studies
Skeptical Inquirer Report on CAM Grants
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Original music by EarthRise SoundSystem
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By Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker4
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Last week’s Defeat The Mandate March in Washington D.C. saw a who’s-who of conspiracists address thousands from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Live-streaming and mic’d up— some fresh from massive exposure on the Joe Rogan Experience—they complained about censorship and tyranny, and compared vaccine mandates to the Holocaust.
They present themselves as bold outsiders who reveal forbidden knowledge and stand up against the corrupt establishment. But scratch the surface of anti-vax celebrity and Covid-conspiracism and you’ll find the well-oiled machinery of affiliate marketing and global quack-medicine sales networks.
Julian reports on Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Simone Gold, Pierre Kory, and Sayer Ji. He follows the money and asks, “What’s the difference between a misguided activist and a cynical grifter?”
Show Notes
Kennedy Xmas Party Hypocrisy
Ravens’ Theory of Mind Research
Primate Theory of Mind
Goldfish-Broccoli Study
$1M in PPP Loans for Anti-Vax Groups
CCDH Pandemic Profiteers
Grandview Research on CAM Global Market
NCCIH Spent $2.5 on Failed Alt-Med Studies
Skeptical Inquirer Report on CAM Grants
-- -- --
Support us on Patreon
Pre-order Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat: America | Canada
Follow us on Instagram | Twitter: Derek | Matthew | Julian
Original music by EarthRise SoundSystem
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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