John,
Recently, the watchdog group Media Matters named Joe Rogan the single most influential figure in right-wing media.
Rogan was not happy.
Just like he wasn’t happy when COURIER called him out for spreading COVID conspiracies and parroting MAGA talking points. Remember what he said?
Now, Media Matters has a new deep-dive into his coverage of Trump’s second term—and let’s just say: the shoe fits, John.
We’ll walk you through some of Rogan’s most ridiculous pro-MAGA moments in a second. But first:
Here’s what Media Matters found in Rogan’s recent coverage:
- He promoted RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine crusade, calling his book incredible and saying Kennedy might finally “uncover” the truth about vaccines.
- He repeated long-debunked claims about “monkey kidney cells” causing cancer and downplayed measles as “an infection everyone got when I was a kid.”
- He blamed NATO for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a response to U.S. aggression.
- He defended Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, dismissed criticism as tattoo-shaming, and suggested the Signal chat leak was a “setup.”
- And yet—he still claims he’s not political. Just an “independent” guy asking questions.
Let’s be real:
If you're echoing Kremlin propaganda, spreading vaccine conspiracies, and shielding incompetent Trump allies from accountability, you’re not independent.
You're doing the work of the far right.
That’s why COURIER exists.
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