MEDIAWATCH: Feral NZ Antivaxer online radio station launches – is Taxpayer’s Union damaged by association?
Feral NZ Antivaxxers Voices for Freedom are launching an online radio station called Reality Check Radio.
Hosts include Peter Williams, Rodney Hide, Paul Brennan & Chantelle Baker.
It reeks of dark money with little transparency as to who is actually funding it and mimics the further splintering of right wing media online that we are seeing in America.
Where as an outfit like The Platform are contrarian and Sean Plunkett is a former RNZ Morning Report Host old school journalist, Reality Check Radio feels like an astroturf propaganda weapon that is attempting to harness the social media notoriety of Chantelle Baker.
The problem for Reality Check Radio is the same problem CounterSpin and Billy TK had, all the social media traction is a conspiratorial global audience, there is very little domestic demand for organised disinformation, and that’s what Reality Check Radio feels like.
Climate change denying, vaccine denying, Don Brash race baiting level history denying denial all paid for by dark money.
The Platform inspires debate about topics the mainstream media are too frightened to touch, Reality Check Radio will spread misinformation and disinformation for invisible interests.
Watching this online space mutate into political weaponry for the conspiracy Qanon NZ right highlights how well funded these far right splinter groups really are.
By bringing in a climate denier like Rodney Hide with a Vaccine denier like Baker, the Taxpayer’s Union who use Peter Williams as their Podcaster host is in danger of the antivaxx radioactivity tainting their brand.
It would be akin to John Campbell writing for Cameron Slater.
Taxpayers’ Union needs to clarify if they support their host appearing with antivaxxers.
It will be fascinating to find out who is actually funding them.
Reality Check Radio will be an interesting new attempt by the feral antivaxxer Voices for Freedom movement to whitewash their real ambitions this election.
POST SCRIPT: Look how deep the Crystal Karens are into the Qanon occult who will be the audience for this lunacy…
Hi Martyn,
My sister sent me a link to your writing about a new radio station associated with VFF. I am a 55 year woman/mother; life-long labour/green or as Left as I can get voter, with liberal views. By profession I am/was a midwife. My sister, also Left, has had a life-long career in the education sector, as a primary school teacher. We both understand the importance of critical thought, informed consent and humanitarian values. Our own mother, now in her 80s, is the child of the Welsh village of Aneuren Bevyn (Rhymney) – the instigator of the NHS, and of welsh miners and poets who fought and wrote against the condition of being ‘sullen slaves whipped onwards, to load their lords with gold’*.
But lately we are erroneously labelled all sorts of ‘Right Wing’.
You have, via our association and support of VFF, classified us as ‘feral’ and all other manner of intended denigrations. At first I thought your writing was intended as a tongue in cheek joke; it was so overly littered with labelling and ridiculous accusation – but then I realised it was a spit-ball; a vitriolic hoick.
I stand out of it’s way. But it inspired me to make a further donation, to VFF again today. I am so glad to contribute funds provided to counter a mainstream narrative that is intent on abuse of its citizens, and erosion of democracy.
You erroneously call us ‘deniers’, while you so blindly deny the groundswell support that exists domestically within middle NZ for the voice of freedom. And I’m glad if VFF are able to collaborate with and collect from overseas sources/friends/supporters too. I hope e.g. Steve Kirsch might have made a substantial contribution to assist in this innovation that you’ve advertised. I love the things that VFF does with the money we contribute. e.g. I could at least laugh at the irony of us being called a ‘river of filth’ (during the protest at parliament last year), all the while the Politicians and Police desperately attempted and failed to create a Sewer (by spraying water and tipping over or towing away the sanitation blocks that our (VFF) funds had likely purchased.
Call me Feral if you wish. I’d rather be ‘feral’ if it means to be wild and free, than tame and contained like battery hen stock. And thank you for the inspiration (to make a further substantial donation to VFF’s pursuit).
Kind regards,
Sarah
…wow.
Hook, line and sinker.
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Christ! Has Paul Brennan now gone down the rabbit hole?
Ya never can tell. People rationalise muppetry in so many different ways.
Oh well. I reckon there goes any realistic chance of getting our aviation history back in the cuntry.
Strange times
Apparently Billary Harry (Her auditioning for the next role as Mutha of the Nation) is devastated at Lizzy the Gunn succumbing to the irrational.
The news that Paul Brennan his done his research and is now following a similar path I find truly devastating.
………… next
It’s a strange outfit indeed.
But more importantly: Why can’t the labour movement, supposedly with millions of supporters and hundreds of thousands of paying members, produce any sort of broadcasts at all?
If these clowns can have an entire station to themselves, surely the (left) unions can put together something… anything!
It already does. It’s called RNZ.
Who is Paul Brennan?
Wow you are in a deep rabbit hole. You have not got a clue about teal honest hardworking kiwi s with a moral ethic
Not sure where you get your info from . Maybe you should be one of the first to be interviewed on RCR and explain how you got these weird opinions . Can,t wait to hear the truth real facts and evidence instead of all the misinformation lies and contradictions we have had the past few years Sean does try bit too emotional and one eyed Maligning and nasty comments do nothing for your credibility
How do you know you will be getting “the truth” and “real facts”? A former MP who spoke all sorts of bollocks, and someone who worked for the state broadcaster for about 1000 years is your basis for assurance?
All bought an paid for stooges , Brenda ….. When the lies lose there power , censorship an character assassination is all they have .
Seems like you’re running scared of the truth by making crying over the RCR Radio!
Boohoo you poor little government funded woke writer! Keep it up as it shows your insecurities!
Triggered much?
I’d check if it was the funder or TP first, lest the Spinoff scoop that.
Sounds exciting. I’ve signed up already! Can’t wait. Good to have some real truth on the airways not all that misinformation & disinformation.
VFF are ok by me! I admire what they’re doing. Go VFF!
Yes, three women who know next to nothing about medicines telling people not to get the vaccine at all, based on their “online research” (read: finding anyone online who shares their viewpoint).
Sounds legit.
Keep living in a denial, J. It won’t save you or your future generations.
Doing just fine thanks, I don’t get my medical information from self-declared experts online. And they still don’t know anything about vaccines – but purport to be the experts (hint: they’re not – and neither are you, nor me). I guess I just prefer to listen to people who know what they’re talking about.
There’s money you’ll never get a return on. Some people just don’t learn.
Come on Martyn, before you judge how it ‘feels like’ how about wait till they broadcast? They might even invite an old lefty battle-axe like you for a debate. Your claims of dark funding are completely unsubstantiated.
I’m all ears. I’ll even set aside my various prejudices for the first 72 hours or so – should be long enough wouldn’t you say?
I’ll even set aside my smoothjazz.com out of Monterray’s listening loft and the freaks at radio schizoid to give them space to enlightne me.
72 hours should be enough wouldn’t you say? I’ll even dig out a few purple crystals and face Aro Street.
If I don’t like what I hear – do you have some sort of money back guarantee?
Sometimes you can smell the power, but you will never lay a finger on its’ source.
Where does it say VFF is behind RCR. Any proof who cares anyway Thanks for the mention of VFF though as like Sarah in that amazing truthful summation of your rant ,I will now be giving towards VFF funds and definitely be listening to that station .
“A fool and his money are soon parted.”
You would get along well with my youngest sister, she went anti-vax when her children “suffered” some sort of a reaction about 30 years ago (the children are fine with families of their own now) & covid/Jacinda really set her off, luckily she lives in Australia now so we can maintain civil relationships despite our totally different views. I am sure that anyone who studies real evidence can only come to one conclusion however there is such a huge difference in what people consider real evidence that I cannot see the first part of this sentence ever happening.
I have a couple of friends who (I considered) are sound, rational citizens, well-versed in the ways of life and the world.
The stuff they believe and spouted about Jacinda Ardern was/is unbelievable. Academic consideration and exploration might come up with notions about such people in the 2020s getting to such places. The hows and whys and explanations however cannot cover the reality: they are fucked in the head. There is no hope for them. God knows what seeds they have sown in their children.
Today I saw some comments about Ardern which smacked of VFF. “The pure evil that was Adern” and “megalomaniac” are the irrational rants of Gunn and Baker. Someone wanting to donate to “counter a mainstream narrative that is intent on abuse of its citizens, and erosion of democracy?”
I would counter a narrative intent on abuse and erosion of democracy and destruction of common sense simply by saying those involved are as loopy and tragically defective and deluded as my friends.
Very well said Peter.
Delusional is thinking the government exists to protect and serve the people.
You can act like you are right, but in reality you are just a coward too afraid to face the reality of society.
Private banks print our money, which is backed by nothing and lent to govt at interest, rendering the taxpayer in a perpetual state of proxy debt.
Private banks print our money, which is backed by nothing and lent to govt at interest, rendering the taxpayer in a perpetual state of proxy debt.””
Yes Sam, and? It’s called fiat currency. Every time someone borrows money the bank creates the money digitally, rather than sourcing it from deposited funds. Nixon kicked it off when he needed more money for the Viet Nam war than the USA could produce from gold reserves. It’s the capitalist dream bro. Endless money. How do you think the world economy has grown so fast?
Do you think there was no interest to pay BEFORE fiat currency? Sorry to burst your bubble but the taxpayer always paid interest.
Afraid the debt will bring the calamity the “gold reserve” pushers are always harping about? They do that to push your buttons Sam. They want you to buy gold to “save” yourself. They make $millions selling overpriced gold to people like you.
Delusional thinking is believing the conspiracy of fiat currency. It’s not a secret! They are taking advantage of your naivety. Every economist and bankster knows the deal. The common person only finds out on conspiracy websites because you don’t NEED to know in every day life. Like you don’t need to know everything a doctor knows, or a lawyer knows, or a mechanic knows. We just use their services.
Still worried about the world debt imploding? Relax Sam. How do you think Bob Geldof convinced governments and banks to “forgive the debt” of those African nations back in the nineties? They can “forgive” any debt they want to because it was created out of thin air (digitally) remember?!!!
No they’re not going accept everyone using that as an excuse to not repay their debt. The system would collapse, right? So there’s nothing to worry about! (or in other words, there’s nothing you can do, so don’t worry about it). As long as you can pay your taxes and buy food and shelter with your local paper currency.
Gold standard, or fiat currency, it doesn’t matter. If you borrow money the lenders will want you to pay it back with interest. End of.
Sorry to hear that Peter. I lost a 20 year friendship when a friend went down the rabbithole back in the early nauties. The nature of his job meant he literally only had to work 4 months a year. He spent the rest of his time online and ten years later had completely left reality for the hellish paranoia of the conspiracy world.
I spent years debating him, and the one positive to come out of it was I trained myself to become a credible researcher, using Auckland Uni and others websites to learn the rules for researching to PhD study standards.
After that, I EASILY found out the 9/11 “truthers” were barking up the wrong tree, the climate deniers were the real conspiracy funded by fossil fuel, crop circles are a hilarious hoax and anti-vaxxers have had their minds poisoned by a selfish, big-headed British GP who wants revenge on the medical profession for rejecting his own version of a vaccine.
These people are as brainwashed as any cult member, any suicide bomber, any extremist whateverbeliever.
And social media allows and encourages it, click click click $ $ $. Capitalism at it’s finest?
They are calling it “Reality Check” ????
Words fail me.
Spot on: not just rabbit holes but toxic rabbits.
First commenter to spot the Taxpayers Union connection.
Embarrassing.
GD might have a point Martyn….life can be a bit weird sometimes.
FFS you bunch of lefty retards created the Ardern ness these guys are too trying to fix
The Government of no outcomes has fucked….
Health
Education
Policing
Economy
Racial harmony
Social unity
The roads
Rotorua
FFS I could go on and on ….
But they have achieved
More debt for you kids and grand kids
More crime
Huge division
More suicides
More poverty
…
And you Turkey’s are still going to vote for Thanksgiving AKA Labour and that idiot Hipkins…
Be careful what you wish for in your road to the red oblivion!
Yep, Labour gets my vote all the way. Luxon has no idea what he’s doing, nor does National. Wouldn’t go near Act if you paid me.
Anyway, is this new “station” going to be nothing but talk about vaccines and vaccine mandates, all of which were removed last year? Wow-ee-wow-wow, I bet that will make for riveting listening *rolls eyes*
I suppose they’ll be talking about the election from 1999 as well? Yep, can’t wait to hear all about that…again.
Vaccine mandates have NOT ended. Get a clue. Whatu Ora still has them for everyone, which adds to our doctor and nursing shortage. Ya learn something every day.