The Implosion of a Leading Anti-COVID Vaccine Group

About this episode

The episode discusses the internal conflicts within America's Frontline Doctors, a group known for spreading COVID misinformation, following the arrest of its founder, Simone Gold.

Simone Gold, a former ER doctor, is the founder of a non-profit called “America’s Frontline Doctors,” known for spreading misinformation about COVID. After she was arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection, she received millions of dollars in donations. And that’s when the feuding within her organization began. You can read Joel Stein’s Financial Times story, “How a squad of MAGA warriors flush with cash turned on each other” here: https://www.ft.com/stream/3264fe6d-3997-493c-9f77-e565bd75eb1a See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joel Stein

Topics covered

• COVID misinformation
• anti-vaccine movement
• political insurrection
• non-profit organizations
• internal conflict

Keywords

• COVID
• vaccine
• misinformation
• Simone Gold
• America’s Frontline Doctors
• Jan. 6
• donations
• insurrection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America’s Frontline Doctors, Financial Times

Books & works: How a squad of MAGA warriors flush with cash turned on each other

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