Russiagate

Deception & Misdirection
Russiagate Had a Prequel Hoax
Almost exactly a century after the Sisson Hoax—documents claiming that Lenin and Trotsky were German agents—came the Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax. Once again, top-level American politicians credulously swallowed and investigated a…
by Ken Braun on March 21, 2022

Organization Trends
The Left’s Narrative on “Dark Money” Collapses
In a tremendous blow to the narrative that conservative “dark money” dominates politics, reporters Ken Vogel and Shane Goldmacher of the New York Times explored the world of “dark money”…
by Parker Thayer on February 10, 2022

CRC in the News
Best of CRC Media Hits for September 2021
In outlets as diverse as the Washington Free Beacon, LifeSite, the Daily Signal, and RealClearEnergy, our original reporting on topics such as the left-wing funding of eco-conservatism and the union…
by Sarah Lee on October 21, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax Rolls On at The Guardian and the Lincoln Project
The debunked Trump-Russia election collusion claims clawed their way back into the news on July 15. A trio of conspiracy theorists led by Luke Harding of The Guardian wrote that…
by Ken Braun on August 4, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
From China, With Love: Starring Congressman Eric Swalwell
“Did a communist spy know the congressman [Eric Swalwell] was about to assume oversight of the CIA?” Wall Street Journal columnist James Freeman was speaking of the ongoing espionage saga…
by Ken Braun on January 8, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
Disinformation 2020
Whether certain media and internet outlets have been deliberately operating as useful idiots or are just embarrassing themselves through their own willful ignorance and biases is grounds for debate. Their…
by CRC Staff on December 30, 2020

Deception & Misdirection
Impeach 45 Inc.: The Narrative
Impeach 45 Inc.: The Narrative, a Fundraising Juggernaut, and Congressional Abuse of Power The Narrative | MoveOn, DFA and Comey New House Majority…
by Fred Lucas on November 20, 2020

Deception & Misdirection
Impeach 45 Inc.: MoveOn, DFA and Comey
Rep. Al Green (D-TX) and Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) were the first to introduce an impeachment resolution (H.Res. 13) against Trump. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) later did the same. Green…
by Fred Lucas on November 20, 2020

Deception & Misdirection
Impeach 45 Inc.: New House Majority
Despite the pressure, enough Democratic candidates in red and purple districts ran as moderates, vowing to oppose impeachment and many vowing to vote against Pelosi as speaker—two promises that most…
by Fred Lucas on November 20, 2020

Deception & Misdirection
Impeach 45 Inc.: Fourth Time’s a Charm
The anonymous whistleblower complaint about the Ukraine phone call and investigating Hunter Biden’s misdeeds abroad presented another rationale for Democrats. Pelosi and the self-professed moderate Democrats were—for the most part—exhausted.
by Fred Lucas on November 20, 2020