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5 min read"We All Need A New President" — Part Of The Problem
Dave Smith opens the episode with a specific, almost absurd example of what he sees as the state of political propaganda in 2025. A Green Beret named Tardio—whom Smith debated on Piers Morgan—posted a claim that Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers had caused Tucker Carlson's views to drop 71%, along with similar declines for Douglas MacGregor, Candace Owens, and others. The post went viral. Laura Loomer, Mark Levin, Dan Crenshaw, and other prominent figures shared it as confirmation that the audiences for anti-war voices were fabricated. Smith's immediate reaction was that the graph didn't even visually represent a 70% drop—"they didn't even make a graph." He checked the methodology: the comparison was between tweets that happened to go viral in one week versus tweets that didn't in another, not actual viewership of shows. The time periods compared were uneven. Smith pressed Grok, got an instant debunk, and watched as none of the people who amplified the story retracted or apologized. "None of them will acknowledge it or apologize for it," he says. "None of them will go, 'Oh, I got this wrong.'"
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:08) **Show Intro & Host Banter** - Dave Smith and Robbie "The Fire" Bernstein open the episode with casual chat about ginger ale, Red Bull, and upcoming tour dates.
- 2 (02:36) **The Fake "Viewership Crash" Propaganda** - Dave introduces a viral claim that Ukrainian attacks on Russian data centers caused Tucker Carlson's views to drop 71%, and immediately smells a rat.
- 3 (08:54) **Debunking the Methodology** - Dave and Robbie tear apart the propaganda's shoddy data, showing it compares viral tweets to normal ones, not actual viewership.
- 4 (12:28) **Allegations of Shadow-Banning** - The hosts discuss how their own social media growth has been mysteriously throttled, suggesting algorithmic manipulation.
- 5 (16:59) **The Russia-Gate Parallel** - Dave explains why so many people eagerly embraced the false story: it offers a comforting narrative that their opponents' success isn't real.
- 6 (21:41) **The Green Beret's Hypocrisy** - Dave mocks the propagandist's "I'm a Green Beret, you're a comedian" line, pointing out his own sloppy work.
- 7 (26:26) **Transition to Oil & the Midterms** - The conversation shifts to the Republican pitch on oil prices and the war in Ukraine, linking it to the earlier propaganda.
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Dave Smith brings you the latest in politics! On this episode of Part Of The Problem, Dave and Robbie "the Fire" Bernstein discuss statements from Mike Johnson and Trump regarding high gas prices, the war with Ukraine and Russia, the new White House Press Secretary, and more.
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