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Episode: Kamala vs. Trump vs. Cats: Who Won The Misinformation Debate? with Joel Pollak & Dr. Alex Balekian (CA30 Congressional Candidate)
Description: “The Springfield cat story turned out to be largely fiction,” writes Pedro Gonzalez, a reporter who investigated shocking claims of Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio. But somehow, the story was prominently mentioned in the most important presidential debate of the year. How was a former President baited with virally-manufactured misinformation – and why did Kamala repeat the long-debunked “fine people” hoax?Joel Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large and In-house Counsel at Breitbart News. Born in South Africa and educated at Harvard, he holds degrees in Social Studies, Environmental Science, and Law. Pollak served as chief speechwriter for the Leader of the...