The Kamala Harris Disinfo Dossier

Conspiracy, She Wrote

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

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