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01/14/2016 / By Norman Smith

Hilarious video reveals how mainstream media news is entirely scripted

As a comedy bit, popular late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien occasionally shows a compilation of video clips doing local news anchors reading from the same script. The hilarious clip at this link, for example, shows 24 different local news broadcasters all saying the same thing about holiday shopping: “It’s ok, you can admit it. […]

01/12/2016 / By Norman Smith

Was a professor fired for speaking out about Sandy Hook?

In an apparent violation of academic freedom, Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton has fired a tenured professor who is also known to be a Sandy Hook truther. The professor, James Tracy, claimed on his blog that the Sandy Hook massacre was staged, and also that the Boston Marathon bombing and San Bernardino shooting were […]

12/08/2015 / By Norman Smith

The Iron Maiden: Medieval Torture Device and Satanic 666 Ale

The “Iron Maiden” is a barbaric torture device that many people believe was widespread during the Middle Ages. But that belief is based on a hoax. In 1793, a philosopher and archaeologist named Johann Siebenkees, wrote a story about a medieval coin forger who was enclosed in a casket full of spikes that slowly impaled […]

11/12/2015 / By Norman Smith

Is it real, or is it Sean Hannity?

In September of this year, fake news website Real News Right Now published a fake story that said: “The U.S. Department of State announced today that it will grant upwards of two-hundred and fifty thousand Syrian refugees temporary amnesty in the United States. Over the next four months, State Department officials working in conjunction with […]

10/16/2015 / By Norman Smith

Steven Seagal takes break from moribund career to weigh in on false flag mass shootings

Steven Seagal, the former Hollywood action star and good friend of Vladimir Putin[1], recently told RT that he suspects many of the mass shootings in America are false flags — meaning, of course, that they were either intentionally provoked or entirely faked, in an effort to provide the government with an excuse to disarm the […]

10/01/2015 / By Norman Smith

The Excedrin Migraine fraud: Many “migraine” medicines are formulaically identical to their non-migraine counterparts

There is no official definition of migraine, but it is generally understood to refer to chronic severe headaches. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, about 36 million Americans have such headaches.[1] Traditionally, “migraineurs” (as they’re called) have resorted to popping over-the-counter painkillers like aspirin, ibuprofin and acetominophen, although these medications are notoriously ineffective for stopping […]

09/30/2015 / By Norman Smith

The Iraq WMD hoax that keeps on giving

When the United States led the invasion of Iraq in 2003, it was justified by claims that Saddam Hussein’s regime had weapons of mass destruction that threatened United States interests. It is widely believed that the invaders didn’t find any WMDs, and that the whole thing was a hoax to justify the invasion. In fact, […]

09/28/2015 / By Norman Smith

Hoax press release makes the media go “Helter Stupid” over Christian axe murderer

Ever since Elvis Presley hit the scene, opponents of rock and roll have accused it of many things — including corrupting the morals of teens, being part of a Communist plot, encouraging Satan worship and, in the case of heavy metal, causing listeners to commit suicide and/or murder. In 1988, a teenager named David Brom […]

09/23/2015 / By Norman Smith

The Department of Homeland Security cashier check hoax

If you receive an email stating that the New York Office of the Department of Homeland Security is holding a cashier’s check for you, it is a hoax. It will request that you divulge personal information, and might even request that you send money as a “deposit” before receiving the bogus check. Here is a […]

09/22/2015 / By Norman Smith

When the BBC and corporate coward Dow Chemical got hoaxed by the Yes Men and lost $2 billion overnight

“On December 3, 1984, Union Carbide–now part of Dow–accidentally killed 5,000 residents of Bhopal, India, when its pesticide plant sprung a leak. It abandoned the plant without cleaning it up, and since then, an estimated 15,000 more people have died from complications, most resulting from chemicals released into the groundwater. Although legal investigations have consistently […]

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