Topic: Media Alarmism

2 chapters across the catalog

Electile Dysfuntion
Episode 769 1:30:30 - 1:33:37

769: Electile Dysfuntion

Paris Climate Summit, Anti-Meat Public Relations Stunt

The timing of the WHO meat report is linked to the upcoming Paris Climate Summit (COP21), with the hosts suggesting it is a "shameful public relations stunt" to prepare the public for meat restrictions. They criticize the mainstream media for uncritically repeating the "meat kills" meme without examining the underlying data or activist motivations.

Spy in a Bag
Episode 565 26:43 - 30:02

565: Spy in a Bag

CNN 3D Studio, Super Typhoon Scenarios and Media Fearmongering

CNN's Erin Burnett and Tom Foreman use a 3D virtual studio to simulate what would happen if a storm like Typhoon Haiyan hit Florida. The segment predicts 11 million displaced Americans and total economic wreckage. The hosts criticize this as "needless bullcrap" and compare it to hypothetical disaster reporting during the Chernobyl crisis.