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Andrew Callaghan: belief

13 Apr 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #425 – Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones

“I think that he’s built up a following for so long that wants him to do that. So I think he’ll question things that he probably thinks are relatively straightforward because that’s the shtick of the show.”

— Andrew Callaghan

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Speaker
Andrew Callaghan
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Claim type
belief
Recorded
13 Apr 2024
Publisher
Lex Fridman Podcast

Transcript context

…100%. You think Alex believes what he says in terms of everything he says on infowars, how much of it is real? He’s right about big tech censorship. I think if he’s right about anything, it would probably be the heads of big tech colluding together across company lines to deplatform certain people. He’s right about that. I think most of the things that he says follow the question everything narrative, and then everything is like a conspiracy or a plot or a false flag. I think that he’s built up a following for so long that wants him to do that. So I think he’ll question things that he probably thinks are relatively straightforward because that’s the shtick of the show. The infowar is fighting misinformation and people want to see him be that guy. To a certain extent, if you’re a creator who supports your family, you do follow economic incentives and people want you to be the character, and so you’re going to naturally gravitate toward being it. Do you feel that pressure yourself?…

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