Brian Frydenborg, the journalist and author, was my guest on today’s show. He is the author of several books on the Trump/Russia connections, including his most recent book on Ukrainegate, the scandal being pushed by the Trump campaign as an attempt to discredit Joe Biden. Our conversation was a fantastic in-depth look at…
Tag: Trump Russia
BeLeave and the Vote Leave Links Explained
BeLeave was founded by Darren Grimes, a then 23-year-old fashion student from County Durham, a Liberal Democrat member with a talent for graphic design and social media marketing. The BeLeave logo (not dissimilar to the Vote Leave logo) can be found on Vote Leave’s own website, where BeLeave is listed as an “outreach group”….
King Trump Has Finally Emerged
For the best part of 2-3 years, Trump has been accused of being authoritarian, of mimicking a banana republic dictator, and idolising the prominent “strong men” in world politics. He makes no secret of his respect for leaders like Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan. He frequently discredits and…
Chatter Episode 16 – Lisa-Maria Neudert On How Bots Are Influencing Elections
Lisa-Maria Neudert of the Computational Propaganda Project was our guest for today’s show. The Computational Propaganda Project is a research group that has spent the last year looking at the way bots on social media and “junk news” (aka fake news) have affected and attempted to influence elections in Germany, France, the US, and the…
A Turbulent 24 Hours For Trump: News Round-up
The last week has not been particularly positive for the US President, revelations in the last week surrounding his son’s links and meetings with Russian officials have caused a massive wave of controversy, but the last 24 hours have seen numerous new developments in the story. So in case you missed anything here…
