After Jesse and Katie talk about Chris Rufo and the latest surge of moral panic from journalists who hate journalism, Tracing Woodgrains takes us all deep inside a sophisticated conspiracy to hoax Libs of TikTok. To discuss this episode with other premium BARPod subscribers, click here.
Show notes/Links:
NYT profile: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/us/politics/christopher-rufo-crt-lgbtq-florida.html
People mad (thread):
Good thread on a journalism fail:
Damon Kiesow @dkiesow
Why is the New York Times giving American fascist Christopher Rufo the "Hitler Home and Gardens" treatment?
This affectless article elevates and validates a sick, racist, homophobic son of a bitch without answering the only questions worth asking, chief among them what made him that way.
Rufo’s latest: https://www.city-journal.org/radical-gender-lessons-for-young-children
The documents: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21694116-evanston-prek-3rd?responsive=1&title=1
Trace’s explanation of how he and his furry buddies hoaxed Libs Of TikTok:
Episode 112: How Our Assistant Producer Exposed Libs of TikTok