The Kamala Harris Disinfo Dossier

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10/21/24 • 31 min

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From cuckoo claims she’s secretly a man to attacks questioning her Blackness, Kamala Harris conspiracy theories are one of the most predictable features of the 2024 election, it turns out. Disinformation researcher Nina Jankowicz unravels the three main disinfo narratives that have targeted Kamala for years and what they sound like today, and Cristen follows the red string to the self-proclaimed "queen of the birthers". This is the season one post-finale finale that had to be made, and stick around til the end to find out what's next!

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction and Reflecting on the First Season

(01:30) Breaking News: Biden Steps Down

(02:28) Nina Jankowicz's Knew What Was Coming

(03:16) Women in Politics and Disinformation Study

(06:31) Kamala Harris and Political Disinformation Narratives

(09:28) The Three Major Disinformation Narratives Against Harris

(11:44) Same Old Transvestigation

(15:02) Birtherism and Its Impact

(25:20) Disinformation Governance Board Controversy

(27:31) Nina Jankowicz's Motivation and Hope

(29:54) Coming up on Conspiracy, She Wrote

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction and Reflecting on the First Season

(01:30) Breaking News: Biden Steps Down

(02:28) Nina Jankowicz's Knew What Was Coming

(03:16) Women in Politics and Disinformation Study

(06:31) Kamala Harris and Political Disinformation Narratives

(09:28) The Three Major Disinformation Narratives Against Harris

(11:44) Same Old Transvestigation

(15:02) Birtherism and Its Impact

(25:20) Disinformation Governance Board Controversy

(27:31) Nina Jankowicz's Motivation and Hope

(29:54) Coming up on Conspiracy, She Wrote

. . .

Inbox: [email protected]

Instagram: @conspiracyshewrote, @unladylikemedia

Website: conspiracyshewrote.com

Patreon: The Cabal

. . .

Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What can an obscure conspiracy theory involving Michelle Obama, Joan Rivers and the deep state tell us about the gender panicked rise of reactionary politics? Enter “transvestigation”—a brain-rot conspiracy genre trafficking in wonky eyes, bad photoshops and a gender-inclusive Illuminati. Digital researcher Lexi Webster unravels the nonsense and why it’s worth understanding, while political scholar Fran Amery connects the dots to organized transphobia and not all radical feminism.

Chapters:

(00:00) The Baby Pool Story

(01:15) Joan Rivers Conspiracy Theory

(03:33) Misogynoir and Michelle Obama

(05:07) The Rise of Transvestigation

(07:03) Joan Rivers' Bad Joke

(10:37) Transvestigation: A Deep Dive

(16:20) Historical Context of Transvestigation

(29:32) Media's Role in Transphobia

(31:30) Organized Transphobia

(32:43) TERFs, But Not All Radical Feminists

(37:04) The Absurd Contradictions in Transphobic Beliefs

(42:14) Season One Finale and Credits

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Episode 10 sources and transcript.

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Instagram: @conspiracyshewrote, @unladylikemedia

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Patreon: The Cabal

Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. It's produced by Lushik Lotus-Lee and engineered by Marcus Hahm.

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