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Brief: RFK Jr’s New Director of Propaganda

Brief: RFK Jr’s New Director of Propaganda

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Brief: RFK Jr’s New Director of Propaganda

FromConspirituality

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jan 6, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On January 6, 2021 Del Bigtree took the stage at the MAGA Health Freedom Rally a few blocks away from where Donald Trump had just instigated a riot. He joked about how the former president was a hard act to follow. 
But he dug deep and persevered by stringing together key dog whistles of Trumpian disinformation and resentment: public health officials are corrupt, COVID is a scam, and the election was probably stolen.
Such performances have gotten Bigtree’s Highwire show nuked by YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. But they’ve also made him wealthy, and with his new appointment as RFK Jr’s new Director of Communications, his political star is now rising.
Matthew runs down what we know about Bigtree, and what he thinks this appointment will bring.  
Show Notes
An Important Message To The Medical Freedom Community from Del Bigtree 
RFK Jr. hires top anti-vaccine activist as campaign communications director 
The Disinformation Dozen — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH 
Brief: RFK's Health Propaganda Roundtable — Conspirituality 
Brief: RFK Jr Loses New Age Support Over Israel — Conspirituality 
Pandemic Profiteers — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH 
Tracy Beanz - The HighWire 
How three conspiracy theorists took 'Q' and sparked Qanon 
Anti-Vaxxer Del Bigtree’s Unhinged Quest for Unvaccinated Blood Leads Him to Mexico
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Released:
Jan 6, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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