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Reliable Sources

October 31, 2021: Brian Stelter's ominous prediction about 2022 and beyond; David Leonhardt talks Covid-19 and 'bad news bias'

Reliable Sources

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3.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Plus: Kara Swisher dissects Facebook and YouTube; David Sirota critiques coverage of DC budget battles; Julie Roginsky discusses Rupert Murdoch's televised conspiracy theories. Astead Herndon, Bill Carter, Kara Swisher, David Leonhardt, Julie Roginsky, David Sirota, and Stewart Bainum join Brian Stelter. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Brian Salter live in New York, and this is Reliable Sources, where we examine

0:07.1

the story behind the story and try to figure out what's reliable.

0:11.2

This hour, a media frenzy in Virginia, new calls for journalists to step up their game,

0:15.9

David Sarota will join me live.

0:18.5

Also Mark Zuckerberg's arrogance.

0:21.1

Does it know any bounds at all?

0:23.4

Care swishers here on that and all things about the company formerly known as Facebook.

0:27.3

Plus, what is right-wing pundit, Dan Bungino thinking?

0:30.3

What is he really taking a stand for?

0:33.0

We're going to get into that, and much more.

0:34.8

But first, was the peaceful transfer of power in January, something of a miracle,

0:40.9

and will it be repeated?

0:43.2

Let me explain why I'm asking.

0:45.6

The deterioration of democracy is a daily story in America.

0:49.9

Look at this political headline from the other day, about just how conspiratorial

0:56.2

Trump world has become.

0:57.7

The headline says, a fear grows in Trump world.

0:59.8

Have we gone too conspiratorial?

1:03.2

Interesting question, because on the very same day,

1:05.6

Tucker Carlson dropped this promo for Patriot Purge.

1:10.6

It's a streaming service series that goes full 1-6 denialism, at least according to the trailer.

1:18.0

So riot denialism, election denialism, it is all of a piece.

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