Trust Us We Fact-Checked It So You Don’t Have To

Trust Us We Fact-Checked It So You Don’t Have To

July 21, 2026 · 1h 31m · Season 2 · Episode 268

About this episode

The episode discusses the issue of institutional trust and scrutiny through various stories, including the reversal of the Whitmer kidnapping plot convictions.

Send us Fan Mail Somebody tells you “trust us,” and suddenly you’re not allowed to look at the source documents yourself. We’re not buying that, so we walk through a chain of stories that all point to the same problem: institutions that demand obedience while behaving like they’re above scrutiny. We start with the Whitmer kidnapping plot convictions being reversed and what the case suggests about entrapment and credibility, then hit breaking news tied to Rand Paul and documents alleging the F...

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