Bill McCarthy
Bill McCarthy
Digital investigation journalist covering mis- and disinformation @AFP @AFPFactCheck • Formerly @PolitiFact , @newsobserver • @DukeU alumSource
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Joe Rogan amplifies conspiracy theory that nuclear tests were faked

Joe Rogan amplifies conspiracy theory that nuclear tests were faked

"Boy, that does look fake," Rogan said as billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen rolled tape of nuclear test explosions during a July 19, 2023 episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," which reaches millions of listeners. Rogan's response came after Andreessen floated a conspiracy theory about experiments the United States conducted to expand its nuclear arsenal after detonating two atomic bombs over Japan during World War II. Andreessen said. "Well, there's always been a conspiracy theory that those were all basically fabricated at this facility, that those bombs actually were never...

July 28, 2023
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PolitiFact: Tucker Carlson says the coronavirus isn’t as deadly as we thought. Experts disagree

PolitiFact: Tucker Carlson says the coronavirus isn’t as deadly as we thought. Experts disagree

/COVID-19 still appears more lethal than the seasonal flu, experts said. Fox News host Tucker Carlson railed against continued statewide shutdowns meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus, claiming in a that they did little to flatten the curve and that “the virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.”Citing recent studies from hotspots such as , Carlson said the virus is "a full order of magnitude less deadly" than public health officials warned. "The virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was, all of us, including on this show," he said. "Everybody thought it...

May 5, 2020
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