In October 2020, just weeks before a highly contentious presidential election, Americans were rocked by the dramatic announcement of a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Thirteen men were charged with conspiring to abduct the Democrat governor, allegedly due to their anger over COVID-19 lockdown policies. The timing and tenor of the announcement…
Media Deception – the George Floyd incident
On May 25, 2020, an arrest in Minneapolis became a flashpoint that changed the trajectory of the United States. George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, died under the knee of police officer Derek Chauvin as bystanders recorded and pled for mercy. The images were horrifying, the cries—“I can’t breathe”—heartbreaking. Within hours, a flood of…