Sociologist Karl Folk and I break down some of the inauthentic methods that the American right wing outrage machine uses, and suggest some solutions to prevent mainstream media complicity.

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

Reflexive Control

https://militairespectator.nl/artikelen/reflexive-control

Handbook of Russian Information Warfare

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313423985_Handbook_of_Russian_Information_Warfare

What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate

https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws

Under Elon Musk, X is denying API access to academics who study misinformation

https://www.fastcompany.com/91040397/under-elon-musk-x-is-denying-api-access-to-academics-who-study-misinformation

The Case of Al Franken

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken

Tucker Carlson claims in book Fox News firing was part of $787.5m settlement

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/26/tucker-carlson-fox-news-firing-condition-dominion-settlement

Tommy Robinson moans luxury Cyprus holiday ruined after stoking riots from abroad

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tommy-robinson-cyprus-holiday-uk-riots-b2593729.html

This is the Twitter data that shows who's backing Tommy Robinson

https://www.wired.com/story/tommy-robinson-free-tommy-twitter-data

(And now this kind of data is unavailable. Funny, that.)

The Horrifying Fascist Manifesto Endorsed By J.D. Vance

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-horrifying-fascist-manifesto-endorsed-by-j.d.-vance

Process of Extermination - Review of "The Spanish Holocaust" by Paul Preston

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/books/review/the-spanish-holocaust-by-paul-preston.html

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