TSP #150 [Part One] - How Does a Pro-Alex Murdaugh Troll Theory End Up in The New Yorker?

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Investigative journalists analyze a New Yorker piece on the Alex Murdaugh case, discussing narrative manipulation and legal implications.

[Part One of Two] In Part One of this two-part episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ break down James Lasdun's Becky Hill piece and explain why it reads less like journalism and more like the latest brick in Team Murdaugh's three-year 'narrative-laundering' project. From the recycled "pizza conspiracy" to the false claim that Mark Tinsley has known Christine Avery since 2020, this is what happens when a writer for the New Yorker wanders onto a Murdaugh chessboard perhaps without realizing he's a playing piece. Mandy and Liz connect the dots between Dick Harpootlian's subpoena-power threats, Greg Parker's attorneys, the Egg Lady juror's book written with a convicted felon, and the recycled smears designed to discredit the credible voices standing between Alex Murdaugh and an acquittal at his retrial. Receipts are coming in Part Two — out Friday. Get your pins ready... Let's Dive in… 🥽 🦈 Share the LUNASHARK Premium Community - Together we go further ☀️ Episode Links “How a Small-Town Clerk’s Misdeeds Upturned the Murdaugh Verdict” - The New Yorker, May 26, 2026 📰 “The Lingering Mystery of the Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial” - The New Yorker, March 7, 2023…

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Host: LUNASHARK

Guests: Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell

Topics covered

• Alex Murdaugh
• investigative journalism
• media analysis
• narrative laundering
• legal issues
• true crime

Keywords

• Murdaugh
• journalism
• narrative laundering
• true crime
• investigation
• legal analysis
• media critique

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Organizations: New Yorker

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