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Alex Kaplan
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Senior Researcher at Media Matters, focusing on social media misinformation, disinformation, & online extremism. Statements are mine, not employer's. Send tips to akaplan@mediamatters.org.
In a new podcast interview, Eric Orwoll, the leader of the whites-only community Return to the Land, said he had a falling out with Nick Fuentes — who's previously supported Orwoll & RTTL — saying he's "concerned if that guy is put in a position of authority" because Fuentes "is just too emotional."
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In a new podcast interview, anti-vax figure & RFK Jr. ally Sherri Tenpenny while attacking vaccines falsely claimed that measles has "never been deadly," that it actually "strengthens your immune system," & that "people that have had measles are less likely to get brain cancer."
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
In a new podcast interview, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, while criticizing his January 6 conviction, said that if he had "wanted to storm the Capitol, if I wanted to siege DC ... & take over buildings, I could have done it. If I would have planned it, it would have been successful."
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
(This was the full video.)
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A few days ago, Aldo DiBelardino, a candidate for Virginia Beach, Virginia, sheriff known as "Peacemaker Aldo," told a QAnon figure on their podcast that "if I get elected on Tuesday," it will be due to "the help of your viewers."
November 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In a new interview on his podcast, anti-vax figure Del Bigtree told anti-vax figure Sherri Tenpenny — one of the 2021 "Disinformation Dozen" figures reported as responsible for much anti-vaccine social media content — that "people come up" to him & say "I didn't vaccinate my kids because of" her.
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yesterday, in a Zoom chat among election denial figures that streams on a right-wing podcast, election denier Marly Hornik claimed that her organization's new lawsuit against New York over alleged voter roll inaccuracies would "secure the House majority for America First candidates in 2026."
October 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In a new podcast interview, Return to the Land leader Eric Orwoll said that "I actually wholeheartedly support Patriot Front," despite claiming to @philinvestigates.com that he did not "completely agree with their strategy or, perhaps, ultimate objective."
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Yesterday, Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on a podcast on a QAnon-affiliated channel, where she told the host, "I actually watch a lot of your content," & that "I really appreciate the topics you cover."
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
On a podcast yesterday, Proud Boy Ethan Nordean said the Proud Boys hadn't returned to Portland because "if it's just kind of like a, 'Hey, there's an event going on, antifa’s throwing an event,' that's not a good reason to go," "especially if ICE & the National Guard & everybody's doing their job."
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In a new interview, election denier & podcast host David Clements claimed that he's currently "a technical liaison with national security advisers," is "under an NDA" over it, & is "trying to introduce people ... that have credentials that hopefully the president will take hold of their expertise."
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM