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Misinformation and disinformation can cause harm under normal circumstances, but the stakes are particularly high in the aftermath of disasters. WRAL PolitiFact reporter Paul Specht has been tracking viral claims about aid efforts after Tropical Storm Helene flooded much of western North Carolina. He talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about sifting through fiction to find the facts.
Then, the name “Murdaugh” became known across the country, and even the world, in 2021 when Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found dead on their family estate in South Carolina. Alex Murdaugh, husband to Maggie and father to Paul, was eventually convicted of killing them. But in Hampton County, SC, the Murdaugh name had been front and center for decades before the double murder. The story of the family’s dominance, corruption and almost absolute power in that region is captured in Valerie Bauerlein’s book "The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty." The Wall Street Journal reporter talks with Leoneda Inge about the legacy of the Murdaugh murders.
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Misinformation and disinformation can cause harm under normal circumstances, but the stakes are particularly high in the aftermath of disasters. WRAL PolitiFact reporter Paul Specht has been tracking viral claims about aid efforts after Tropical Storm Helene flooded much of western North Carolina. He talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about sifting through fiction to find the facts.
Then, the name “Murdaugh” became known across the country, and even the world, in 2021 when Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found dead on their family estate in South Carolina. Alex Murdaugh, husband to Maggie and father to Paul, was eventually convicted of killing them. But in Hampton County, SC, the Murdaugh name had been front and center for decades before the double murder. The story of the family’s dominance, corruption and almost absolute power in that region is captured in Valerie Bauerlein’s book "The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty." The Wall Street Journal reporter talks with Leoneda Inge about the legacy of the Murdaugh murders.
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