TrueAnon

Article summary

TrueAnon is a far-left American politics and true crime podcast hosted by Brace Belden and Liz Franczak. The podcast initially focused on the deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Associated with the dirtbag left, the show's title is a parody of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory. Operating from an anti-establishment standpoint that is highly critical of mainstream liberalism, the podcast rejects partisan framing in favor of a Marxist class analysis to evaluate global power structures and deep-state operations.

Key claims

1. publication date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2019-07-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2019-07-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378001908