carlson. another carlson, gretchen carlson, no relation, will take us on down the fox rabbit hole. he left fox in 2016 two weeks before candidate trump accepted the republican nomination. but what s largely escaped similar scrutiny and come dem nation for fanning the flames of the insurrection and providing the fuel for the next bonfire of insanities is the podcast ecosystem. a recent study by the brookings p institution analyzed how podcasts pushed misinformation about voter fraud before and after the election and specifically between the election and january 6th, 2021. researchers reviewed 1,500 episodes from 20 of the most popular podcasts and found that bogus allegations of voter fraud rose dramatically in the run up to the insurrection, with more than 50% of all episodes devoted to the big lie. here s a flavor from that moment
she left fox in 2016, two weeks before candidate trump accepted the republican nomination. but what largely escapes similar scrutiny and condemn nation for fanning the flames of the insurrection and providing the fuel for the next bonfire of insanities is the podcast ecosystem. a really eye-popping recent study by the brookings institution analyzed how podcasts pushed misinformation about voter fraud before and after the election and specifically between the election and january 6th, 2021. researchers reviewed 1,500 episodes from 20 of the most popular political podcasts and found that bogus allegations of election fraud rose dramatically in the run-up to the insurrection, with more than 50% of all episodes devoted to the big lie. here s a flavor from that moment in time. we have evidence of ballots being brought in in the middle of the night that look like they were just written off, come in