Bernie Kerrick withdrew from his nomination for Secretary of Homeland Security when it was discovered that he had paid a nanny off the books, leading to a criminal investigation that destroyed his life, because the government officials were angry at him for questioning their narrative.
The speaker reads excerpts from police interrogation transcripts in a murder case, specifically recounting a conversation about a suspect being found in a truck.
Joe discusses the dangerous rise of mediocre individuals being given positions of power and how it can lead to devastating consequences.
An overview of the early days of James O'Keefe's career as a conservative media figure, including his first scandal involving an attempted prank on CNN reporter Abby Boudreaux and his partnership with Andrew Breitbart, who later partly disavowed him.
The speaker shares their thoughts on the Murdaugh case, including the addict's lies and the conspiracy theories of law enforcement planting evidence.
Twitchell believed that fiction and reality could be blended so closely together that people would be fooled into thinking that what is fiction is reality. To generate publicity, he created an online urban legend with a series of harmless staged attacks identical to those depicted in his movie and novel.