Episodios

  • Episode 85: National Guard Shooting

    Episode 85: National Guard Shooting
    Dec 3 2025
    The shooting of two National Guard members in Washington last week sparked a political battle and a cascade of media failure. Big news agencies ran false claims from President Trump and other government officials without correcting them. But that's just the beginning. The attack, by an Afghan refugee, shines a light on media failures going back to 2021. Amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, news agencies ran claims from the Biden administration without fact checking or attributing those. Today, Josh traces you through the uncorrected lies that have misled the country. Plus, the media’s role in rushing the 2021 process of ushering Afghan citizens into America -- and the dangers that process wrought. Also, what the media refuses to tell you about the shooter, and the word the media refuses to mention about the U.S. departure from Afghanistan. Get the FREE newsletter, packed with links, proof, and the ability to generate images in a single click: TheyStandCorrected.substack.com. Paid subscribers get searchable, edited, hyperlinked transcripts not available anywhere else. And they play a big role in determining topics for the show. What kind of organization builds a more peaceful world? One in which people of all backgrounds work together to save lives. Learn why Josh is partnering with United Rescue (“Hatzalah”). Sign up for info, and consider a tax-free end-of-year donation, at bit.ly/4nAJe9c. You’ll also help support this show! Send feedback through the newsletter or the form at joshlevs.com. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen! Gift-giving time? buymeacoffee.com/joshlevs or paypal.me/joshlevs
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  • Episode 84: Thanksgiving Dishonesty

    Episode 84: Thanksgiving Dishonesty
    Nov 26 2025
    Each year, the media runs stories about people arguing with loved ones over Thanksgiving dinner. News agencies present themselves as giving you solutions for handling polarization. But these reports are hypocritical because the media itself is polarizing America through an onslaught of lies. In this mini-episode, Josh discusses a way to respond to people who believe lies. It’s a simple tactic that listeners say has worked. Plus, a Thanksgiving message of gratitude to you. Get the free newsletter, packed with links, proof, and the ability to generate images in a single click: TheyStandCorrected.substack.com. Paid subscribers get more, including searchable, edited, hyperlinked transcripts not available anywhere else. For a limited time, get a Black Friday discount! Gift-giving time? Support via buymeacoffee.com/joshlevs or paypal.me/joshlevs. Help support the show for FREE, thanks to sponsors: These HEROES save lives every day. Just sign up to learn about them: bit.ly/4nAJe9c. Get a Jewish-themed Thanksgiving guide with recipes, kids’ activities and more: bit.ly/3LzcQWB. Send feedback through the newsletter or the form at joshlevs.com. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you listen. To all listeners who celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving!
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  • Episode 83: Epstein Media Mess

    Episode 83: Epstein Media Mess
    Nov 19 2025
    The release of some documents related to Jeffrey Epstein in recent days has been, above all else, a media story. Political leaders released certain files involving the sex trafficker, knowing what the media would do: grab a few lines out of context and play them up in hopes of getting audiences to click, watch, listen, and read. In the process, it made a mess and sowed confusion. But the release did raise new and serious concerns about the role of the media itself. A New York Times journalist tipped off Epstein about someone working on an exposé about him. And author Michael Wolff advised him. Today, Josh digs into all of this to explain where the media has gone wrong. He also highlights the hypocrisy of the BBC’s apology to Trump, and takes on a billion dollar news conglomerate that pushed the “genocide” libel about Israel.
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  • Episode 82: BBC Trump Fiasco

    Episode 82: BBC Trump Fiasco
    Nov 12 2025
    Two top executives at the world's biggest news broadcaster, the BBC, have resigned after another fiasco. This one involves the network doctoring Trump's January 6, 2021 speech before the insurrection. But some news outlets pointing to this as proof of BBC bias have created a different problem of their own. They’re cutting off what Trump said, giving you a false positive impression. “Everybody's misleading you,” Josh explains in this episode. “But this show lets you tune out the noise and get the truth.” Plus, new proof of the BBC’s pro-Hamas bias has also come to light -- including its disastrous coverage of a Yazidi sex slave who was rescued by Israel, the United States, and Jordan. Meanwhile, a series of problems plague coverage of last week's U.S. elections. Josh pieces through them, and shows why it’s no surprise that surveys on civic knowledge in America are dismal. And the mainstream media's favorite streamer announced his anti-democratic stance yet again. But even that isn't slowing down the fawning profiles.
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  • Episode 81: Election Fallout/ Mike Pesca

    Episode 81: Election Fallout/ Mike Pesca
    Nov 6 2025
    When Tuesday’s election results came in, Newsweek invited Josh to assess the victory of New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. In today’s episode, he explains why he called it a terrible, dangerous turn in U.S. politics. Big media like The New York Times celebrated the news, of course. Josh explains that the Times had an “Oops, I Did it Again” moment when a high-ranking journalist let the mask drop -- and then tried to put it back on. Then, a guest joins Josh to explore a bigger question: How did we get here? Why does the media warn about anti-democratic movements on the right while running cover for those on the left? Fellow NPR alum Mike Pesca, host of the podcast The Gist, helps explain how news agencies lost their way. He also discusses his firing from a national news agency. Josh explains why Mike’s experience is a window into anti-journalistic thinking in newsrooms.
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  • Episode 80: Ballroom Lies & Mamdani’s Pass

    Episode 80: Ballroom Lies & Mamdani’s Pass
    Oct 29 2025
    The story of a renovation at the White House and the planned creation of a big ballroom is the perfect example of how media failures have left people in the dark. Depending on someone's media bubble, they've either heard that Trump launched a destructive, crazy expensive vanity project that might even be illegal, or that it's just a long awaited change and the left is freaking freaking out about nothing. Today, Josh pieces through the mess to get you the facts. Also, news organizations generally play up a candidate's past offensive remarks and actions -- but not when it comes to antisemitism on the left. Then the mainstream media isn't interested. And if other people make it a story, the media frames the candidate as a victim. Josh provides proof involving New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, who expressed his love for convicted funders of terrorism and praised an imam with ties to radical Islam. Plus, a student leader who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination might actually face a consequence despite the media’s effort to run cover for him.
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  • Episode 79: Judging Failures

    Episode 79: Judging Failures
    Oct 22 2025
    When businesses judge their achievements at the end of each year, they generally look at financial figures. But what about organizations that exist primarily to serve a crucial societal purpose? There, the metrics are usually different. They assess their impact. Not so for news agencies. Instead, big media look at audience figures and awards -- which say nothing about providing the truth. Today, Josh digs into this problem. He explains how new annual awards could hold the media to account, and how we can make them happen. Also, questions have been pouring in from supporters of the show following the last two episodes. Josh answers several, explains what’s true, and teaches you what to look for in a news story to be on guard against lies. Plus, what the media is leaving out of its coverage of a Trump fiasco at the CDC.
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  • Episode 78: Hostages: A Media Reckoning

    Episode 78: Hostages: A Media Reckoning
    Oct 15 2025
    This week, the world has seen the release of the 20 living, remaining hostages in Gaza, celebrations in Gaza for the return of convicted terrorists, and what’s being called the end of the Israel-Gaza war. “It’s all taking place against a backdrop of profound media failure,” Josh explains in this episode. “We can't really understand what's happening without understanding how the media has twisted everything, lengthening this war and helping the hostage takers hold on to them in hellish captivity for all this time.” It’s not just about one war. All the tactics that led to October 7th are being adopted by other Islamist terrorist groups around the world. Without the media helping people understand the truth, the world won’t act or prepare. Today, Josh shows you how the media usually presents hostage situations, and how it refused to follow the same template this time. It's a major shift involving false equivalence and downplaying heroics. It also explains why virtually no one in the media is asking a crucial question right now -- one that affects how the United States, European countries, and other countries deal with terrorists in the future. Did we just end an era? Plus, the best known figure on a global news network actually apologizes. If only she’d do the same for her other lies. Get the free newsletter: TheyStandCorrected.substack.com. This show needs support to keep going! Become a paid subscriber for additional content, or contribute via paypal.me/joshlevs. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review! Also help the show for free today by supporting our sponsors: The heroes of United Hatzalah (“United Rescue”), volunteers from all backgrounds, saved lives on Oct. 7th and continue to every day. Sign up to learn more at bit.ly/4nAJe9c. October 7th was a holy day, meant to be joyous. The Simchat Torah Challenge is an effort to help Jewish people reclaim it: Join “the world’s oldest book club” at bit.ly/4nx4NaO. Send feedback through the newsletter, or the form at joshlevs.com.
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    32 m