Month: September 2024

This episode is part 3 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let’s ask ourselves “Did Trump really say that?!” Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 3 we dissect two hoaxes: The “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by” hoax The Putin can “do whatever he wants” hoax Sources Cited: “President Donald Trump: White supremacist group Proud Boys should ‘stand back and stand by’,” CNBC Television, September 30, 2020. “Trump Says He Doesnt Know Who the Proud Boys Are,” Bloomberg Quicktake, September 30, 2020. “Trump says he doesn’t know who Proud Boys are after telling them to ‘stand

This episode is part 2 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let’s ask ourselves “Did Trump really say that?!” Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 3 we dissect three hoaxes: The “Dictator on day one” hoax The “bloodbath” hoax The “terminate the Constitution” hoax Sources Cited: “Trump Says He Won’t Be a Dictator ‘Except for Day One’ if Re-Elected,” WSJ News, December 6, 2023. “Donald Trump: I’m not going to be a dictator,” Fox News, January 10, 2024. “Kamala- Trump will be Dictator on day one weaponize Department Of Justice against political enemies,” Dimabong Times, July 10,

This episode is part 1 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let’s ask ourselves “Did Trump really say that?!” Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 1 we dissect three hoaxes: The Charlottesville “very fine people” hoax The immigrants are “animals” and “not people” hoax The “inject bleach” hoax Sources Cited: “President Donald Trump On Charlottesville: You Had Very Fine People, On Both Sides | CNBC,” CNBC, August 15, 2017. “Joe Biden For President: America Is An Idea,” Joe Biden, April 25, 2019. “Trump and Biden Debate Trump’s ‘Fine People on Both Sides’ Response to Charlottesville,” Time, June

In this episode of Truthspresso I chat about Jesus and socialism. A coworker a while ago made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 11 we look at three parables to see if they lean more socialist or free market capitalist: The hidden treasure in the field The pearl of great price The vineyard tenants Because the parable of the vineyard tenants is Jesus’ ultimate parable about the history of Israel, one would think the illustration would be important. The vineyard owner took risks, set up capital equipment, and established a business. The vineyard laborers seemed to prefer a violent revolution and

In this episode of Truthspresso I chat about Jesus and socialism. A coworker a while ago made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 10 we look at the parable of the unjust steward. A “Christian socialist” claims that this parable proves that Jesus favors defrauding wealthy people to give to the poor. While this parable and Jesus’ application can be hard to understand at first, closer study reveals that Jesus wants us to be good stewards of money unlike His worldly examples–including both the merchant and his unjust steward. Sources Cited: Chuck McKnight, “Jesus Was a Socialist,” Patheos, Updated March 11,