With the uproar at the english language leadership debate thanks to professional shit disturbed and MAGA/MAPLEMAGA paid provocateur Ezra Levant from fake news site “Rebel News” - the cartoonish crisis actor version of Brietbart in Canada - I thought I’d dust off my podcast with a former employee of his - Caolan Robertson.
Inside the Disinformation Machine
Former Rebel News employee Caolan Robertson provided explosive insights into the organization’s inner workings. He revealed shocking details about:
Rebel’s strategy for targeting specific “tribes” with tailored content to maximize donations
Suspicious fundraising networks from various parts of the world
Alleged connections to Russian propaganda efforts
Caolan is a filmmaker, journalist, and war correspondent in Ukraine, originally from the UK. I wanted to know if Rebel ever produced news for the sake of producing news, or if they were just spreading disinformation.
Caolan rose to prominence after appearing on CNN to give us a look inside Rebel News’s “Strategy, ” which involves creating and misrepresenting news for massive profit.
I wanted to know MORE about his time with Rebel, and he didn’t disappoint.
Caolan described his experience, which started with being recruited by other Rebel News personalities, Tommy Robinson and Milo Yiannopoulos, in the UK.
He also detailed a bizarre meeting with Ezra where Ezra ‘pitched’ Caolon on how he would help Ezra and Rebel News separate. Special “tribes” from their money using Rebel’s Nation Builder app and delivering bullshit content to those tribes to activate them into donating enormous sums of money based on engineered narratives.
Caolan also detailed running a fundraiser for Tommy Robinson and the “questionable” financial networks that poured money into Rebel News UK’s Tommy Robinson fundraiser around migrants and immigrants – a favorite Russian talking point. It’s also the first story about RT’s physical recruitment of “assets.”
Speaking of Russia, Caolan’s time at Rebel is prescient. He has first-hand knowledge of Rebel/Tenet media employees getting paid enormous sums of money to spread pro-Russian disinformation as part of the DOJ’s bombshell RT/Russian interference, and that’s what has Ezra losing his mind today.
Ezra’s Response To Caolan
To Ezra’s credit, he unblocked me and responded after previous attempts to contact him went unanswered.
Ezra went into “lawyer speak,” denying taking money from foreign governments. Caolan said “foreign sources,” not government.
I’ve invited him to respond on the show, but haven’t heard back.
Why Russian Disinformation, RT, and Rebel’s Legal/Tax Trouble Matters
Outlets and crisis actors like Rebel News pose significant threats to democracy and national security in countries like Canada, the UK, the US, and Australia for several key reasons:
These outlets deliberately spread false or misleading information (for profit) that undermines public confidence in democratic processes, institutions, and elected officials. By sowing doubt about the integrity of elections, government agencies, and mainstream media, they weaken the foundations of democratic societies. Deeming them “media” in any capacity threatens national security.
Disinformation often targets and exacerbates existing social, political, and cultural divisions within a population. This increased polarization makes it more difficult for democracies to function effectively and reach consensus on important issues.
These outlets can shape public perception of key issues by spreading false narratives and conspiracy theories, potentially influencing voting behavior and policy decisions. This manipulation undermines citizens’ ability to make informed choices in democratic processes. Their lack of financial transparency, combined with their global reach, is a worldwide concern.
Foreign actors may use these outlets to interfere in elections by spreading disinformation about candidates or voting procedures or amplifying divisive content to influence voter behavior.
In some cases, disinformation can lead to real-world violence or threats to public safety, as seen in cases where conspiracy theories have motivated extremist actions.
These outlets can weaken a country’s ability to respond effectively to genuine threats by eroding public trust in government institutions and promoting false narratives about national security issues. That’s the entire goal. Rebel News RAKED money during the Fake trucker convoy and was given exclusive access to cover the convoy following the Convoy from Conception.
Hostile state actors may use or support these disinformation outlets to advance their geopolitical interests, undermining the target country’s sovereignty and national interests. While I don’t have any firsthand evidence that Rebel works with foreign adversaries, their messaging certainly gets amplified by many, including Russia and the Conservative Party of Canada.
Rebel and other outlets like Rebel are bad for your health. They lie and misrepresent things for financial benefit. They destroy faith in democracy while profiting off of algorithmic anger while hiding behind “Free Speech” and “Censorship” to do it. How and WHY they benefit from what they do is the real question.
I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Feel free to share it whenever you want. It’s essential context from someone who saw it all from the inside.
Disinformation and the death of democracy through outlets like Rebel are existential threats to Canada’s security. There’s a reason why the CRA and the Supreme Court designated Rebel as a paid activist platform that hosts 1% original news - they’re a living, breathing, laundering lie.
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