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alfredo

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37. When I fact checked some rightwing story sent to me by an old army buddy, he'd replied,

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #19)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:33 AM

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“Well it should be true.”

I would show documented evidence and it would piss him off. He was comfortable with the lies, and I was dismantling the world he constructed.

I guess they see truth having a liberal bias, and want nothing to do with it.

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Note to Josh: this isn't surprising for anyone who isn't an idiot. harumph Tuesday #1

also note to Josh ... You (intentionally) lied to people (on repeat) stopdiggin Tuesday #3

The Knowledge Fight Podcast Hstch05 Tuesday #27

Yeah, love the way those guys expose and mock this oversized nitwit. Marie Marie Tuesday #29

Say it isn't soooo ! (content creaters actually 'creating', 'fictionalizing' - content ?) - - - - - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Tuesday #2

Wow,... berksdem Tuesday #4

Josh Owens' book cbabe Tuesday #5

So, Alex Jones isn't paying him directly anymore, but he's found a way for Alex Jones to pay him indirectly . . . hatrack Tuesday #10

As Owens said in the interview, he was warned by Alex Jones his name was forever cbabe Tuesday #11

I blame Alex Jones for the mess the United States is in. Initech Tuesday #6

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Exactly. yellow dahlia Tuesday #32

Eff that guy big time! Shambala Tuesday #7

Can't seem to find my pearls...... Just Jerome Tuesday #8

OMG, I'm shocked! 😱😭 I'm shocked, I tells ya! mwmisses4289 Tuesday #9

I listened to the interview on NPR tonekat Tuesday #12

Hey, josh, WTF are you ACTIVELY doing to correct some of the harm niyad Tuesday #13

gotta say wally baby Yesterday #34

I would be interested to hear your thoughts when you do. niyad Yesterday #35

These days you wouldn't need such an elaborate hoax; you now have AI to promote your lies. MLWR Tuesday #14

Any sane person who listened to any part of his program would have come to the same conclusion. Martin68 Tuesday #15

Gotta sell those fake supplements lame54 Tuesday #17

"There was no evidence... but we 'just knew' it was true... so we staged it." Beartracks Tuesday #18

"they are eating the dogs" rampartd Tuesday #31

"There was no evidence... but we 'just knew' it was true... so we staged it." Beartracks Tuesday #19

When I fact checked some rightwing story sent to me by an old army buddy, he'd replied, alfredo Yesterday #37

Sure thing, Josh AverageOldGuy Tuesday #20

Grifters all the way down Politicub Tuesday #21

All the people sucked into that nonsense are horrible human beings wolfie001 Tuesday #22

For those haven't read the whole article... ShazzieB Tuesday #23

Only the lame D00ver66 Tuesday #24

So can the remaining copies Delmette2.0 Tuesday #25

Now, imagine if they had AI back then. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #26

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Another member of the "buy my book" club. mucifer Tuesday #30

It's called 'reverse engineering'. Aussie105 Yesterday #33

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