Ben Swann

Ben Swann is an investigative journalist working tirelessly to dissolve the left/right paradigm prevalent in most mainstream media narratives. As a news reporter and anchor in the earlier days of his career, he has gained a wealth of experience while earning two Emmy Awards and two Edward R. Murrow awards.

Who is Funding the Syrian Civil Defense?

The White Helmets have ties to organizations that are being funded by governments that have been seeking, and right now continue to, seek to overthrow the Assad government and to establish a new regime in Syria.

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As the U.S. moves closer toward all out war in Syria, a lot of what our government seems to base its intelligence on, especially claims of chemical weapon use by they Syrian government, is an impartial humanitarian group called the White Helmets. You’ve no doubt, heard of the White Helmets. They have been praised in the media as heroes and

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Is There Really an Internet Purge of Dissenting Voices?

Mainstream media networks and newspapers have pushed narratives in their newsrooms for decades. Yet, for some reason, Facebook and YouTube, which have far more influence than those networks, have chosen to bend to pressure and try to control the narratives on their platforms.

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Supporters of a right-wing group protest against censorship after their events, groups and profiles were blocked by Facebook in front of the Facebook Office in Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 5, 2016. (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)

 Transcript --  Is there an Internet purge of conservative voices or voices of dissension online? Some say yes, and that the purge is being pushed by YouTube (owned by Google) and Facebook and Twitter. We’ve heard about censorship before, but is what is happening now an all-out purge? Let’s give it a Reality Check you won’t get anywhere

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Video: The Disturbing Origins Of The National Anthem

Ben Swann explores the origins of the National Anthem and debunks the outrage directed at Colin Kaepernick for not standing up for it.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, left, greets Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the end of an NFL preseason football game Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif.

In this episode of Reality Check, journalist Ben Swann explores the origins of the National Anthem and debunks the outrage directed at Colin Kaepernick for not standing up for it. This video may leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the situation.   Feature photo | San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick,

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New Documentary: Whistleblower Claims CDC Covered Up Vaccine-Autism Links

The documentary alleges that there was study that was performed and whether the CDC was complicit in a cover-up over a decade ago.

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The debate over whether vaccines cause autism has become one of the most controversial disputes in this country. In this episode of Truth In Media, the focus is not on whether vaccines are responsible for autism. The issue at hand here is a study that was performed at the CDC and the question of whether the agency was complicit in a cover-up over a

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Trump Right About Legal Authority To Ban Muslim Immigrants

Are other candidates hypocritical on Muslims?

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Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump gestures at a regional police union meeting in Portsmouth, N.H., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

There’s been so much debate over Donald Trump’s statement that the U.S. should ban all Muslims attempting to enter the country. We are going to look at one major question: is it lawful? This is a Reality Check you won’t see anywhere else. “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until

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VIDEO: The Origins Of ISIS

Ben Swann explores the origin of ISIS that has already been long forgotten by American media. Swann takes on the central issue of whether or not ISIS was created by “inaction” by the United States government or by “direct” action.

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VIDEO: CIA Whistle Blower Found Guilty Proves That Using “Proper Channels” Doesn’t Work

Monday’s guilty verdict for former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling is another example of whistleblowers attempting to go through proper channels to expose wrongdoing, and then being “flagged as troublemakers” and facing severe retaliation from the government, according to transparency advocate Norman Solomon.

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Speaking to RT’s Ben Swann just hours after a jury convicted the spy of espionage for revealing details of a CIA plot to give flawed nuclear weapons schematics to Iran, the journalist and activist not only lashed the administration for its prosecution of Sterling, but also offered a stark warning about the state of whistleblowing in the US.

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