Episode 165 • • 1:54:46 - 1:58:31
165: Earthquake Machine Strikes Haiti
Cass Sunstein and Government Infiltration of Conspiracy Groups
Obama administration official Cass Sunstein authored a paper suggesting the government should "cognitively infiltrate" online groups that promote conspiracy theories. Sunstein argues that such groups suffer from "crippled epistemology" due to limited information sources. The hosts suggest this confirms the presence of government shills in online chat rooms and social networks to undermine alternative narratives.