We Sided with the Rebellion

In this episode of We Sided with the Rebellion , we do not do a quick fact check. This is a full, in-depth debunking of a wide range of political claims made by Donald Trump, with receipts, across inflation, immigration, wages, jobs, energy costs, healthcare, military recruitment, drug prices, and more. We break down what the data actually shows versus what is being claimed, using primary sources...

This week’s Fact Check Dispatch breaks down a series of recent political and economic claims, including assertions about Thanksgiving dinner costs, Black Friday spending, redistricting battles, and election outcomes. Despite confident headlines, the data tells a different story. We examine how selective comparisons, inflation-blind metrics, and narrative framing are used to manufacture perceptions...

This week's Fact Check Dispatch is a breakdown of what really caused the 2025 government shutdown. Despite the headlines, it was not about “healthcare for illegal immigrants.” It was about H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which gutted healthcare programs and turned next year’s funding into a political weapon. The episode unpacks how that law’s cuts to ACA subsidies and Medicaid created the...

In this episode, we begin with the leaked NY Young Republicans group chat that revealed racist, antisemitic, and violent messages among group members. The group has since been disbanded, but the incident exposes how extremist ideologies continue to exist within modern political spaces. From there, we connect fiction to reality, examining how Star Wars illustrates the same authoritarian playbook us...

When we were kids, we rooted for the rebels... the ones who stood up when no one else would. We Sided with the Rebellion is a show about what that means in real life: breaking down U.S. politics, media spin, and disinformation through the lens of pop culture and history. Hosted by Tee, this podcast cuts through the noise with honesty, humor, and a little rebellion.