# falsely (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover falsely. Page: Feed: --- ## [Trump’s Misleading Crime Drop Claims](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/trumps-misleading-crime-drop-claims) _2026-08-20 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ In announcing the latest FBI annual report on nationwide crime, President Donald Trump wrongly cast the decline in crime in 2025 as a dramatic turnaround and made misleading claims about the impact of his administration’s policies. ## [RFK Jr. Falsely Claims New Evidence Supports Splitting MMR Vaccine](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-falsely-claims-new-evidence) _2026-08-18 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ Following an executive order that called for breaking up the combination measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a “recent” study “just came out” that “very strongly supports” the idea. But there’s no evidence of any such credible study, past or present. ## [FactCheck.Weekly #44 - 8/18/26](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/factcheckweekly-44-81826) _2026-08-18 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ Let’s take a look back at the week and recap what you might have missed from us. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211731475/4b01388e9586afe021e8a4ff0392c112.mp3) ## [Republicans Revive False Miscarriage Statistic, Twist Fauci’s Texts About COVID-19 Shots](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/republicans-revive-false-miscarriage) _2026-08-14 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ Studies have shown no connection between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and increased risk of miscarriage. ## [Alaska Senate Candidates Attempt to Link Each Other to Epstein](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/alaska-senate-candidates-attempt) _2026-08-14 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ In Alaska’s tossup Senate race, Democrat Mary Peltola has put out a new ad misleadingly accusing Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of casting “the deciding vote” to keep the Epstein files “hidden.” While Sullivan voted against considering an amendment to an otherwise unrelated bill that would have released the files earlier, he, like the rest of the Senate, supported a bill to make the records public. ## [Wright’s Hairsplitting Statements About Canceled Energy Grants in Blue States](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/wrights-hairsplitting-statements) _2026-08-14 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ Energy Secretary Chris Wright has repeatedly denied that politics were involved in the termination of more than 280 grants last October. ## [Trump Uses Deceptive Chart in False Inflation Boast](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/trump-uses-deceptive-chart-in-false) _2026-08-13 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ In a recent interview, President Donald Trump falsely claimed to be the “lowest of the last 10 presidents on inflation,” seemingly based on a chart Trump posted to social media that misleadingly compares price growth over the first 18 months of his second term with total inflation at the end of his predecessors’ full four-year terms. ## [Collins Did Not ‘Support’ OBBBA’s Medicaid Cuts, as Democratic Ad Claims](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/collins-did-not-support-obbbas-medicaid) _2026-08-12 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ Sen. Susan Collins was one of three Republican senators who voted against passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025, and she cited the legislation’s many changes to Medicaid as the main reason. But an ad from a Democratic outside group falsely claims she “voted to support Donald Trump on the largest Medicaid cut in history.” ## [Trump and RFK Jr. Repeat False and Misleading Vaccine Claims](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/trump-and-rfk-jr-repeat-false-and) _2026-08-12 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ During the signing of an executive order on vaccines, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a deluge of false and misleading claims about the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule. ## [Trump’s False MMR Vaccine Claims](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/trumps-false-mmr-vaccine-claims) _2026-08-11 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ In signing an executive order about childhood vaccines, President Donald Trump falsely suggested that the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine was unsafe and that splitting up the combination shot would reduce the number of children with autism. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/erybesN1PouF) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [FactCheck.Weekly #43 - 8/11/26](https://factcheckorg.substack.com/p/factcheckweekly-43-81126) _2026-08-11 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org_ Let’s take a look back at the week and recap what you might have missed from us. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210813826/44782b3e7bf1acf93f3d854ce51c1931.mp3) ## [The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Modern Library Nonfiction #69)](http://www.edrants.com/the-structure-of-scientific-revolutions-modern-library-nonfiction-69/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-structure-of-scientific-revolutions-modern-library-nonfiction-69) _2026-06-20 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Thomas Kuhn's classic text about paradigms and scientific revolution has been frequently paraphrased, but not properly understood by the latest round of grifters. This Modern Library essay tackles what "paradigm" actually means and applies Kuhn's criteria to AI. ## [Parade’s End (Modern Library #57)](http://www.edrants.com/parades-end-modern-library-57/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parades-end-modern-library-57) _2026-05-06 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Ford Madox Ford's introspective tetralogy has been held up as a major work of literature for decades, but Ford's leaden dialogue and one-note characters are embarrassingly regressive in the 21st century. ## [The Strange Career of Jim Crow (Modern Library Nonfiction #70)](http://www.edrants.com/the-strange-career-of-jim-crow-modern-library-nonfiction-70/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-strange-career-of-jim-crow-modern-library-nonfiction-70) _2026-04-23 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ The great C. Vann Woodward not only offered a vital and far more sophisticated view of Jim Crow and the South than most of the historians who came before him, but he also demonstrated the dangers of how unjust laws and corrupt institutions can galvanize the most repugnant qualities within Americans when their natural instincts lean into the very reverse. ## [The Age of Innocence (Modern Library #58)](http://www.edrants.com/the-age-of-innocence-modern-library-58/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-age-of-innocence-modern-library-58) _2026-04-15 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Edith Wharton's classic novel is a more somber and often breathtaking warning about the dangers of conforming with the upper crust. But the reading experience is not made easy by Newland Archer, the dudebro of his time, being Wharton's most insufferable protagonist. ## [The Rise of the West (Modern Library Nonfiction #71)](http://www.edrants.com/the-rise-of-the-west-modern-library-nonfiction-71/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rise-of-the-west-modern-library-nonfiction-71) _2026-04-10 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ William H. McNeill's classic work of history from 1963, a key volume arguing that civilizations influenced each other, was published during a time in which liberal Western democracies were believed to be the answer to nearly everything. But how does this optimistic book hit during the Second Age of the Evil Orange Monster? ## [My Terrible Thirty Year Love Affair with Cigarettes](http://www.edrants.com/my-terrible-thirty-year-love-affair-with-cigarettes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-terrible-thirty-year-love-affair-with-cigarettes) _2026-03-02 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ For thirty years I was a slave to cigarettes, falsely believing that nicotine could disguise (and even cure) my anxieties and insecurities. But there was a real and better me beneath all that the entire time and I am now ready to tell my story. ## [Why Repeatedly Kicking Jonathan V. Last in the Balls Gives Me Hope](http://www.edrants.com/why-repeatedly-kicking-jonathan-v-last-in-the-balls-gives-me-hope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-repeatedly-kicking-jonathan-v-last-in-the-balls-gives-me-hope) _2025-12-31 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Jonathan V. Last is a prominent grifter who, like all prominent grifters in media, should be kicked in the balls -- whether in real life or within your demented imagination. ## [Charlie Kirk Was Not a Hero](http://www.edrants.com/lcharlie-kirk-was-not-a-hero/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lcharlie-kirk-was-not-a-hero) _2025-09-11 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Many leading figures on the left and the right are falsely claiming that the recently assassinated Charlie Kirk was some kind of hero. Kirk was anything but a hero. And his legacy of hate, racism, and white supremacy must be denounced with the same vigor as the political violence that ended his life. ## [“Libromendel” — A Modern Day Retelling of Stefan Zweig](http://www.edrants.com/libromendel-a-modern-day-retelling-of-stefan-zweig/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=libromendel-a-modern-day-retelling-of-stefan-zweig) _2025-08-05 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ This is the story of how a 1929 Stefan Zweig story became a vital inspiration for an epic audio drama depicting the cost of removing people from American life. (You can listen to the audio drama at the bottom of the post.) ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FFvUHEBwMkIh) _2025-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Zuleika Dobson (Modern Library #59)](http://www.edrants.com/zuleika-dobson-modern-library-59/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuleika-dobson-modern-library-59) _2025-07-27 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Max Beerbohm's singular novel remains a lively satirical masterpiece, with its musings on romantic obsession probably just as relevant to our time as it was during its original 1911 publication. ## [Is Amazon Censoring 2010’s ROBIN HOOD in the United States?](http://www.edrants.com/is-amazon-censoring-2010s-robin-hood-in-the-united-states/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-amazon-censoring-2010s-robin-hood-in-the-united-states) _2025-05-05 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ An eagle-eyed TikTok user noticed that the prologue text from Ridley Scott's Robin Hood had been removed from the Amazon streaming version. I have confirmed that this is strictly an American Amazon issue and that the text is visible on other steaming platforms. ## [Comedy Club Thuggery: Fear City, Johan Ankarcrona, and the Assault on Jonathan Randall](http://www.edrants.com/comedy-club-thuggery-fear-city-johan-ankacrona-and-the-assault-on-jonathan-randall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comedy-club-thuggery-fear-city-johan-ankacrona-and-the-assault-on-jonathan-randall) _2025-04-02 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Jonathan Randall was a veteran comedian trying to help out a friend with his fledgling comedy club. He had no idea that his show would be canceled -- ostensibly for politics, but more out of a troubled man's instinctive mimicking of recent violence towards comedians-- and that he would be physically assaulted by the man he was trying to aid. ## [David Lynch: A Personal Tribute](http://www.edrants.com/david-lynch-a-personal-tribute/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-lynch-a-personal-tribute) _2025-01-17 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ David Lynch meant more to me than any other artist in American culture. His art inspired me to embrace my inner weirdo. But when I met him, he planted a creative seed in me that I will be forever grateful for. ## [President Jimmy Carter Passes Away at 100](http://www.edrants.com/president-jimmy-carter-passes-away-at-100/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=president-jimmy-carter-passes-away-at-100) _2024-12-29 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ My friend described President Jimmy Carter as "the last selfless President." And there's certainly a lot of wisdom in that. Carter's Presidential legacy was deeply underappreciated, but he was often decades ahead of his time. ## [The American Homelessness Crisis](http://www.edrants.com/the-american-homelessness-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-american-homelessness-crisis) _2024-12-29 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ The new HUD report shows a remarkably unsettling rise in American homelessness. This is the worst homelessness crisis since the Reagan years. Wages and affordable housing have failed to rise in proportion with these new figures. And the hell of it is that it would not cost that much for Americans -- particularly, the richest ones -- to pay their fair share and ensure that nobody lives in poverty. ## [Jeff VanderMeer is a Toxic and Entitled Bully: The Receipts](http://www.edrants.com/jeff-vandermeer-is-a-toxic-and-entitled-bully-the-receipts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jeff-vandermeer-is-a-toxic-and-entitled-bully-the-receipts) _2024-12-29 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Jeff VanderMeer is the Donald Trump of speculative fiction. He is a toxic and narcissistic bully who will harass you if he doesn't get his way. And he will lie through his opportunistic teeth to get what he feels is entitled to him. This essay, which includes a toxic exchange that Jeff perpetuated near the end of 2010, documents the awful relationship I had with Jeff VanderMeeer. And I urge… ## [Kate Tuttle: The Talentless Corporate Husk Who Bangs Out Hollow Platitudes About Books](http://www.edrants.com/kate-tuttle-the-talentless-corporate-husk-who-bangs-out-hollow-platitudes-about-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kate-tuttle-the-talentless-corporate-husk-who-bangs-out-hollow-platitudes-about-books) _2024-12-28 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Kate Tuttle has called me a "noted asshole." That may or may not be true. But her reliance on generic corporate language for her "reviews" makes her a pathetic bore who is more than a little dead inside. ## [The Worst Book of 2024: Jeff VanderMeer’s ABSOLUTION](http://www.edrants.com/the-worst-book-of-2024-jeff-vandermeers-absolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-worst-book-of-2024-jeff-vandermeers-absolution) _2024-12-28 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ A motherfucking review ## [A Proud Member of the Intolerant Left](http://www.edrants.com/a-proud-member-of-the-intolerant-left/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-proud-member-of-the-intolerant-left) _2024-11-25 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Every belief structure contains a line in which you do not cross. The MAGA Cult has now crossed a line and have become more vocal as they have been disinvited from holiday gatherings. As they learn that their actions have consequences, don't listen to their desperate cries of "another member of the tolerant left." The "tolerant left" is a conservative invention. Resist by holding these… ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SDi0IHWUp7yW) _2024-11-25 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [Chuck Woolery, the Worst Game Show Host of All Time, Has Finally Dropped Dead](http://www.edrants.com/chuck-woolery-the-worst-game-show-host-of-all-time-has-finally-dropped-dead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chuck-woolery-the-worst-game-show-host-of-all-time-has-finally-dropped-dead) _2024-11-24 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Chuck Woolery was a worthless infestation who plagued American television in the 1980s and the 1990s. His death is long overdue. ## [The One Way to Hurt the MAGA Cult: Cut the Bastards Off](http://www.edrants.com/the-one-way-to-hurt-the-maga-cult-cut-the-bastards-off/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-one-way-to-hurt-the-maga-cult-cut-the-bastards-off) _2024-11-09 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ There is one guaranteed way to inflict a lot of damage to the MAGA Cult right now and it involves cutting the bastards off. Start doing it today. They don't deserve to break bread with you during the holidays. ## [Journal: A Nation Without Accountability](http://www.edrants.com/journal-a-nation-without-accountability/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=journal-a-nation-without-accountability) _2024-11-08 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ In this journal entry, I contemplate a future nation without accountability and how this will radically alter everything we have known American life to be. ## [Journal: Early Signs of Fascism in America](http://www.edrants.com/journal-early-signs-of-fascism-in-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=journal-early-signs-of-fascism-in-america) _2024-11-08 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ It has been two days since the election results and the early signs of conformity can be seen from every vantage point. ## [America is Dead, But We Are Not](http://www.edrants.com/america-is-dead-but-we-are-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=america-is-dead-but-we-are-not) _2024-11-06 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ The United States of America, as we have known it, is now dead. Here is what we must do to survive. ## [Garth Greenwell’s Small Brain](http://www.edrants.com/garth-greenwells-small-brain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=garth-greenwells-small-brain) _2024-09-22 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Garth Greenwell's third novel is easily among the worst books of 2024. It is badly written, indulgent, and has nothing meaningful to say about the human condition. This longass essay is an attempt to reckon with the woefully mediocre novelist who continues to be falsely praised. ## [Thou Art Mortal](http://www.edrants.com/thou-art-mortal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thou-art-mortal) _2024-08-31 · Edward Champion · Reluctant Habits_ Some considerations of aging, mortality, and grief.