#184 The Toronto Sun Is Going To Get Somebody Killed

October 17, 2018

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The entirely credible reports of a Toronto Sun "investigative columnist" ritually sacrificing scapegoats, and the pivotal role Facebook played in the creation of video at the expense of news.

David Crosbie

Senior Producer

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

Steven Zhou co-hosts.

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