Episode 157 - "You Just Can't Hate These People Enough" w/Mike Rothschild

Did Nothing Wrong podcast

Author Mike Rothschild joins me to discuss the spread of false information in the wake of the recent natural disasters, and what we can do about it.

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

US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-officials-struggle-quash-hurricane-helene-conspiracy-theories-2024-10-05/

North Carolina Republican pushes back on hurricane misinformation: "Nobody can control the weather"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chuck-edwards-north-carolina-hurricane-helene-fact-check/

Fact check: Six days of Trump lies about the Hurricane Helene response

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/politics/fact-check-trump-helene-response-north-carolina/index.html

False conspiracy theories about Hurricane Milton continue to swirl despite outcry from officials

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/hurricane-milton-conspiracy-theory-government-storm-biden-rcna174558

Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hurricane-milton-misinformation-meteorlogist-death-threats-1235130352/

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s space laser and the age-old problem of blaming the Jews

https://www.vox.com/22256258/marjorie-taylor-greene-jewish-space-laser-anti-semitism-conspiracy-theories

GORDON LIDDY ON SHOOTING FROM THE LIP - RADIO HOST DENIES 'FUELING THE LUNATIC FRINGE'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/04/26/gordon-liddy-on-shooting-from-the-lip/75754676-030f-4191-a9e3-a421855aea1f/

Jewish Space Lasers THE ROTHSCHILDS AND 200 YEARS OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733925/jewish-space-lasers-by-mike-rothschild/

After Helene created a news blackout, here’s what my Asheville neighbors and I did

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/11/health/asheville-neighbors-hurricane-helene-wellness/index.html

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