#169 The Devil Wears Pravda

May 30, 2018

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Never mind a Tesla in every Mars driveway, Elon Musk is going to save journalism, one truth at a time. The Toronto Sun has found Hitler's body – or his ghost, anyway. The NDP have it. And a far-right group muscled its way into VICE's Montréal office.

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

David Crosbie

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Paul McLeod co-hosts.

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