The BS Filter

How do these shell companies get used? We provide some examples. We also talk about the fallout of the Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash, the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Galizia, why Americans didn’t show up in the Panama Papers as much as we might have expected, and how some of the world’s largest banks used Mossack Fonseca to profit from “arms dealers, bag men for Third...

After more than a year of analysis, the first news stories were published on April 3, 2016, by SZ and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Some 4.8 million leaked files were emails, 3 million were database entries, 2.2 million PDFs, 1.2 million images, 320,000 text files, and 2242 files in other formats. Edward Snowden described the release in a Twitter message as the...

In 2015, journalist Bastian Obermayer from the Süddeutsche Zeitung , a Southern German Newspaper, was approached online by an anonymous source.  He or she provided him with a database from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. They are the Panama Papers. Named in the leak were 12 current or former world leaders, 128 other public officials and politicians, and hundreds of celebrities,...

Iran stands accused by the US of attacking two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. But should we accept the US’s claims at face value? Or is there more to the story? Here’s a short clip from the show. Full shownotes below. Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers and above.  Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Follow Ray on Faceboo...

Australian journalists are under attack for publishing stories on domestic spying and our military. What kind of protections should we have in place for whistleblowers and journalists in a democracy? That’s what today’s show is about. Full shownotes below. Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers and above. But this week we’re making a...

Should we believe South Korean news reports about North Korean executions? Should we believe reports about marijuana-related illness and deaths? Should we believe American reports about Iran’s nuclear ambitions? Here’s a short clip from today’s episode. Full shownotes below. *Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers and above.  Follow...

Is the United States waging a war on journalism? Can we trust the OPCW reports on Syria’s chemical war attacks? Does the Pentagon produce fake terrorist propaganda films? Here’s a short clip from today’s show.  Full shownotes below. *Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers and above.    Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Foll...

We wrap up our antivax mini-series by looking at another antivax claim: “All vaccines contain a number of toxic poisons and chemicals that are linked to serious neurological damage”. We talk about Robert Kennedy Jr, thimerosal, and the difference between methyl vs ethyl mercury.     Full shownotes below. *Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers...

Let’s look at another two antivax claims: that the very first vaccine was a disaster and that vaccines are highly profitable for pharmaceutical companies and the health care industry. Full shownotes below. *Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers and above.    Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Follow Ray on Facebook . HOW TO L...

We’re still breaking down antivax claim number 2 from last time and dealing with the claims that “Whenever the outbreaks are examined more closely, the data show that the majority of those suffering have been vaccinated for the disease. Disease charts show that diseases were mostly eliminated prior to the creation of vaccinations. What is truly responsible for most communicable disease elimi...

I went looking for a list of claims antivaxxers use NOT to vaccinate. Today we’ll look at the first two.  Claim #1. Vaccines have never been proven safe or effective. Claim #2. Vaccines do NOT work.   Full shownotes below.   *Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers and above.    Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter...

On this episode we discuss the arrest of Julian Assange, break down a recent NYT story about him, and look at other various bits of disinformation that people are blindly repeating.    Below are some links that you might find useful reading.    Detailed breakdown of the Swedish sexual misconduct allegations by Celia Farber, half-Swedish journalist.    Sweden blow by blow timeline     Wikileaks won...

On this episode we take a look at the History Of Vaccinations & the story of Andrew Wakefield.   *Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers and above.    Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Follow Ray on Facebook . HOW TO LISTEN If you’re seeing this message, it means you aren’t logged in as a subscriber. If want to...

Today we start a short series on THE ANTIVAX MOVEMENT. On the first episode we have a discussion about why people believe what they believe. Where do we get our knowledge? What sources do we trust? In other words, it’s all about epistemology and heuristics.    The post ANTIVAX 4.1 appeared first on The BS Filter .

Today we break down what we know – and don’t know – about the Mueller Report and ask why for the last two years we’ve heard so much about Trump – Russian collusion when there is apparently no evidence to support it.      *Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers and above.    Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Foll...

Today’s show is all about the mosque shooting in Christchurch, the rise of Islamophobia in Australia and the role of the media and Christianity in that rise.    *Please Note: our weekly news shows are currently available to Silver subscribers and above.    Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Follow Ray on Facebook . HOW TO LISTEN If you’re seeing this message, it means you...

NYT’s Exposé on the Lies About Burning Aid Trucks in Venezuela Shows How U.S. Government and Media Spread Pro-War Propaganda Venezuelan opposition leader will call for ‘state of national emergency’ as power blackout goes on U.N. Finds Israel Intentionally Shot Children, Journalists & the Disabled During Gaza Protests   Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitic Alexandria...

Michael Cohen’s Statement.   Proposal: keep the nuclear launch codes in an innocent volunteer’s chest-cavity Netanyahu to be Indicted on Bribery, Fraud, Press Tampering: Israeli AG Religion works exactly like a drug   *Please Note: our weekly news shows are for Silver subscribers and above.    Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Follow Ray on Facebook . HOW TO LISTEN If you&#821...

U.S. Supreme Court rules against civil asset forfeiture Dutch historian Rutger Bregman vs Tucker Carlson Cardinal admits to Vatican summit that Catholic Church destroyed abuse files BREAKING: Australian Cardinal George Pell Convicted Of Child Rape American airstrikes contribute to record number of children, civilians killed in Afghanistan   *Please Note: our weekly news shows are for Silver subscr...

Trump Declares National Emergency – what else can he do ?  No Direct Evidence Of Collusion   Ilhan Omar Smacks Down Elliott Abrams In Front Of Everybody The massacre Trump’s envoy to Venezuela wants us to forget   *Please Note: our weekly news shows are for Silver subscribers and above.    Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Follow Ray on Facebook . HOW TO LISTEN If you’re...

The final chapter (nearly 2 hours long) of our mini-series on VENEZUELA and the “soft coup” that’s going on at the moment (February 2019). This time we’re talking about the Maduro era, 2013 – 2018, and looking at how Guaido ended up being declared the interim President. We also look at more media manipulation  of American audiences and the American army’s field...

Part two of our mini-series on VENEZUELA and the “soft coup” that’s going on at the moment (January 2019). This time we’re talking about the period 2002 – 2013 and building the case for how the United States deliberately and actively tried to overthrow the democratically-elected government of VZ.   *Please Note: our weekly news shows are for Silver subscribers and abo...

Today’s show is all about VENEZUELA and the “soft coup” that’s going on at the moment (January 2019). This is the first part of a short series on Venezuela. We talk about the political history of the country up to Hugo Chavez and the first coup against him in 2002. In the next episode we will look at the remainder of the Chavez years through to Maduro and the current crisis...

Today’s stories: 1. Avengers Infinity Stones – Essential aspects of existence?  2. Trump Told Cohen To lie to Congress.  Or did he? 3. China wants to build a moon base. We say – Yay Communism! And ABOUT TIME.   4. The Gillette “toxic masculinity” commercial – A Disaster? Or exactly what we need?   Follow Cameron on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Follow Ray on Fa...

PLEASE NOTE : Starting today our weekly news show is for Silver subscribers and up only. If we get enough people upgrading their subscriptions, we will keep the mini-series going (we have lots of ideas for new series). If we don’t, we’ll just continue with the news shows for the immediate future. Go here to register , and here to upgrade an existing subscription (select the CHANGE PLAN...