Jimmy Dore

{{Bronze}}[[File:JimmyDoreCaricature.jpg|thumb|right|165px|A caricature of Jimmy Dore after one too many conspiracy theories.]]{{conspiracynav|1}}[[File:Jimmy Dore by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Jimmy Dore: IRL, 2016]]
'''James Patrick Anthony "Jimmy" Dore''' {{lived|1965}}, also known as the Twitter sock puppet '''@libtard01''' or '''TwoCoats''', is an [[American]] wannabe, failed, pseudo-comedian, syncretic political commentator, and [[conspiracy theorist]].<ref name='Dore 9/11'/> He is the eponymous host of '''''The Jimmy Dore Show''''' and former<ref name="leaving tyt"/> co-host of ''Aggressive Progressives'' (with Steve Oh) on [[The Young Turks]] (TYT) network. In April 2019, Dore announced he was, amicably, leaving TYT and would no longer host ''Aggressive Progressives''.<ref group=note>Dore cited his desire to focus on his own show and his live comedy performances.</ref><ref name="leaving tyt">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhJrma48jgE ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Jimmy Dore Leaving TYT Explained"] (Apr 14, 2019), YouTube.</ref> In 2021, he was accused by Ana Kasparian of subjecting her to sexual harassment and public humiliation. He would later admit to this and apologise.<ref>[https://twitter.com/themattdimitri/status/1404227421570797572 Jimmy Dore provides evidence that he made inappropriate, humiliating comments about Ana Kasparian at TYT.]</ref>
As of February 25, 2023, his [[YouTube]] channel, called ''The Jimmy Dore Show'', has over 1.15 million subscribers and over 644 million views.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/thejimmydoreshow/about ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': YouTube about page]</ref> As of February 25, 2023, he also has 456,170 followers on Twitter<ref>[https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Jimmy Dore on Twitter]</ref> and over 112,000 followers on Facebook.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow/ "The Jimmy Dore Show" on Facebook]</ref>

==Conspiracy theories==
{{cquote|'''Dore''': [[Genetic_fallacy|I start from the premise that the government is lying and now I just have to figure out what they're lying about specifically.]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO81MpCDJRk&t=10m22s ''RT America'': "History of DARPA with Jimmy Dore"] (Mar 8, 2019), YouTube</ref>}}
{{cquote|What makes you a dangerous conspiracy theorist is when you start at a conclusion and then you start to find the facts to back it up.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bwmhe8t3VQ&t=2m5s ''RT America'': "Jimmy Dore: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is the ‘new Alex Jones’"] (Feb 14, 2019), YouTube</ref>.}}
As a guest on a YouTube show called ''Conspiracy Queries'' in November 2014, Dore said that "conspiracy theorist" is "such an empty, meaningless term."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87tq5hOZg8I&t=50m36s ''Conspiracy Queries'' "#70: Jimmy Dore 'Your Country Is Just Not That Into You' - Conspiracy Queries with Alan Park"] (Nov 18, 2014), YouTube</ref> On ''The Young Turks'', he has said "the term conspiracy theorist has an undue amount of negativity attached to it."<ref name='Dore 9/11'/> Dore uses all the tactics of the average, run-of-the-mill conspiracy theorist, such as saying that you should not believe anyone from the government,<ref name="DoreSyriaLies">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj7yzpeXWEw ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "You're Being Lied To On Syria | United States The Real Terrorists"] (Dec 16, 2016), YouTube</ref> you should "stop listening to the assholes on mainstream news media",<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBCNilLOoO8&t=8m49s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Putin Addressing G-A-S Attack Using Logic & Facts"] (Apr 16, 2017), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9F-cHc5Qog&t=10m44s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Journalist Who Went To Syria Schools Colleague On Syrian Realities"] (Dec 16, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref name=DoreSarin>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HMyPy94blk ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Proof Gov & Media Lied About S-A-R-I-N G-A-S Attack"] (Apr 6, 2017), YouTube</ref> and he has information that you won't hear on "mainstream news."<ref name=DoreSarin /> Dore believes the debunked<ref>Blaskiewicz, Robert. [https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/nope_it_was_always_already_wrong Nope, It Was Always Already Wrong] ''Committee for Skeptical Inquiry''. August 8, 2013.</ref> claim that "the term conspiracy theorist was invented by the [[CIA]] after the JFK assassination."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd2sviIfl10&t=40m44s ''TheHighersideChats'': "THC & TFH Live: Conspiracy & Comedy"] (Oct 17, 2017), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/924049950651990016 "After this the CIA invented the term "Conspiracy Theorist" to shut down anyone who caught on to their crimes. And still do today. #DeepState"]. Jimmy Dore on Twitter. October 27, 2017.</ref> 
Dore was also a speaker at the "Tin Foil Hat Comedy Night" in October 2017 and guest on the podcast "Tin Foil Hat with Sam Tripoli" in April 2018<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Ix_LUu2uc ''Sam Tripoli'': "Tin Foil Hat With Sam Tripoli # #79: Congressional Dish with Jimmy Dore and Jennifer Briney"] (Apr 2, 2018), YouTube.</ref> and May 2019.<ref name="Tripoli">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reC8qhpCVcY ''Sam Tripoli'': "Tin Foil Hat With Sam Tripoli #190: The Drug War with Jimmy Dore and Bob Forrest"] (May 7, 2019) YouTube</ref>

Despite his belief that "conspiracy theorist" is an "empty, meaningless term", "invented by the CIA" which "has an undue amount of negativity attached to it", he has called [[Rachel Maddow]] an "[[Alex Jones]]–level conspiracy theorist." Dore also fits his own definition of a "dangerous conspiracy theorist."

According to Dore, Maddow's alleged descent into conspiracy theory territory involves her starting with a conclusion and then cherry-picking facts to fit it—something he equates to "Alex Jones-level" nuttiness.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W_WIE3hiko&t=3m47s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "NBC News: No Evidence Of Trump Russia Conspiracy"] (Feb 14, 2019), YouTube</ref>  Dore's critique seems to revolve around Maddow's reporting style, which he claims mirrors the hallmark of conspiracy theorists: preconceived notions masked as investigative journalism.

Ironically, this critique of Maddow's method mirrors Dore’s own approach to skepticism. In a classic Dore move, he once suggested that one should “assume the government is lying and work back from there” when evaluating claims <ref name="assume">[https://archive.ph/https://mobile.twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/410470134801653760 Archived tweet]. December 10, 2013.</ref>, a sentiment that amusingly aligns with the very definition of conspiracy thinking he criticizes. This self-referential twist adds a layer of irony to his critique, showcasing a kind of conspiracy theory inception where the critic’s methodology is as questionable as the subject's.

===9/11===
{{cquote|Why would you need to shame people who [[Just asking questions|question]] the government's view of what happened on 9/11? So that's what makes me suspect. They call them truthers. They name them so you can dismiss them. As soon as you ask a question about 9/11 they go "oh, you're a truther."|||
[[Alex Jones]]
 Jimmy Dore<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87tq5hOZg8I&t=19m9s ''Conspiracy Queries'' "#70: Jimmy Dore 'Your Country Is Just Not That Into You' - Conspiracy Queries with Alan Park"] (Nov 18, 2014), YouTube</ref>}}

In episode 58 of the podcast ''Comedy and Everything Else'' in August 2009, Dore talked about his views on [[9/11]]. Dore claimed there was no explanation for building 7 to have collapsed and does not believe that it collapsed from a fire since 9/11. He then pulled out the classic, "jet fuel can't melt steel beams" argument <ref name="episode 59">[http://comedyandeverythingelse.libsyn.com/episode_59 ''Comedy And Everything Else'': "Episode 59"] (September 4, 2009) ([http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/d/8/3/d83c39aa7f3674da/Episode__59.mp3?c_id=1939911&destination_id=17041&expiration=1526285519&hwt=fb98574307598ba25c92bb58647359ff mp3]) (9/11 discussion begins at 41:00. Quotes are taken from 41:00 and 44:00)</ref>  without knowing that heat makes metal expand which can dislodge them from concrete. He also said that the building were designed for a plane to hit them, which is only true of small aircraft and not a Boeing 767. He avoids claiming that 9/11 was an "inside job," but does go far enough to argue the government, "let it happen."<ref name="episode 58">[http://comedyandeverythingelse.libsyn.com/episode_58_with_david_feldman ''Comedy And Everything Else'': "Episode 58 with David Feldman"] (August 29, 2009) ([http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/4/e/1/4e1a6f0e7156eeee/Episode_58.mp3?c_id=1939670&destination_id=17041&expiration=1526223311&hwt=9af3b18c8f17d0fef2254e4e74a458e1 mp3]) (9/11 discussion begins at 17:00. Quotes are taken from 17:00, 21:00, 24:00 and 25:00) </ref>

In Episode 59 of the same David Feldman podcast, Dore again casually dipped his toes into 9/11 conspiracy waters while simultaneously pretending to distance himself from them. He claimed he’ll "buy" the official explanation that the World Trade Center collapsed after two planes hit it, but only after making sure to throw in a bunch of eyebrow-raising language, like calling it "impossible" and hinting at "problems with the theory." Classic fence-sitting, where he tried to sound rational while nudging his audience to question the official narrative without committing to it himself. 

In January 2013, Dore proudly declared that he's still a believer in conspiracies, citing the Gulf of Tonkin incident <ref name='Dore 9/11'>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNDdcAU5Y8U&t=2m58s ''The Young Turks'': "Which Party Buys More Into Conspiracy Theories?"] (January 19, 2013), YouTube</ref> as his "proof" that the government lies all the time. He takes this logic and applies it straight to Building 7, flat-out saying it was demolished, not brought down by fire. And of course, if you question the official story, you're slapped with the dreaded "conspiracy theorist" label. Dore's real issue seems to be with the negative connotation attached to the term, conveniently ignoring the fact that he’s pushing debunked theories while treating skepticism like a badge of honor. Classic conspiracy-lite rhetoric.

In May 2013, he went on {{wpl|Ari Shaffir|Ari Shaffir's}} podcast ''Skeptic Tank'' and waded even deeper into 9/11 conspiracy territory. He started off by saying he wouldn't call himself a "truther" <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXrqXTOqHuk&t=1h46m33s ''ThePodcastPit'': "Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank #113 - Lefty Liberty with Jimmy Dore"] (May 8, 2013), YouTube</ref> (because that would be too obvious), but then proceeded to suggest that someone had to be involved in the collapse of Building 7. Dore’s logic? If the government was willing to lie to start a war and send thousands of soldiers to die, why wouldn’t they let a few thousand civilians die to kick things off? He then hinted at CIA involvement and claimed we’re left to "speculate" because the government didn’t tell the truth. Bonus points for bringing up the infamous "pull it" line, a favorite among conspiracy theorists, while admitting he doesn’t really know what happened—just that the official story can't be trusted. Classic conspiracy tease, leaving the door wide open without committing to anything specific.

Dore dove into the Building 7 conspiracy with his typical "I'm just asking questions" shtick. When a fan compares belief in the controlled demolition theory to denying global warming, Dore deflects by telling them not to "trust war criminals." <ref>[https://archive.ph/afK3D Archived Tweet]. January 21, 2013.</ref>  Because nothing says intellectual discourse like brushing off evidence with a snarky jab at the government. When another person points out that faking a third building collapse after taking down two skyscrapers makes no sense, Dore doubles down on the skepticism, urging them to assume the government is lying and work backward from there. Basically, he’s pushing the "trust no one" narrative without ever making a real point. 

In 2014 Dore again pulled out his usual "I don't know what happened, but I know the official story is wrong" routine, blending skepticism of both God and 9/11 in one breath. He casually dismissed the idea of an "invisible man in the sky" <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG68SgCJ7kc&t=42m43s ''The Young Turks'': "05.20.14: Fracking, Common Core-Tests, Karl Rove, Sarah Palin, GM Recall & Guns"] (May 21, 2014), YouTube </ref> caring about his genitalia while simultaneously implying that the government’s explanation of 9/11 is bogus. Dore didn’t outright say Bush blew up the towers,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qrLGdsxSM&t=3m48s ''The Rubin Report'': "Ferguson Conspiracy Theories"] (December 12, 2014), YouTube</ref>
but he sure as hell didn’t buy the official account either. Later, he argued that Bush and Cheney’s actual war crimes were so bad that believing in 9/11 conspiracy theories is perfectly reasonable by comparison. It’s classic Dore—winking at conspiracies without fully endorsing them, while slipping in some anti-establishment digs for good measure.

===Syria===
{{main|Syria}}
{{cquote|SO @CNN is so scared of Youtube news channels that they R creating a fake crisis so that youtube will now fully demonetize independent news. My show goes against the Pro Syrian War narrative being uniformly pushed by Est. news, so they smear me hard.<br>“Ads also appeared on The Jimmy Dore Show channel, a far-left YouTube channel that peddles conspiracy theories, such as the idea that Syrian chemical weapons attacks are hoaxes.”<br>'''We actually De-Bubunk{{sic}} conspiracy theories, like the one that says Assad gassed his own people'''|||Jimmy Dore on Twitter<ref>[https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/987170285299294208 “Ads also appeared on The Jimmy Dore Show channel, a far-left YouTube channel that peddles conspiracy theories, such as the idea that Syrian chemical weapons attacks are hoaxes.” We actually De-Bubunk conspiracy theories, like the one that says Assad gassed his own people]. Jimmy Dore on Twitter. April 19, 2018.</ref>}}

Dore has entertained numerous conspiracies relating to the [[Syria#Civil war|Syrian Civil War]].<ref group=note>Dore believes it's "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBCNilLOoO8&t=2m35s not a real civil war]."</ref> According to Dore:

{{quotebox|Everything you're being told about Syria is a lie. Everything. Fucking everything. The White Helmets are fucking liars. It's all a lie.<ref name='syria white helmets'>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd2sviIfl10&t=25m15s ''TheHighersideChats'': "THC & TFH Live: Conspiracy & Comedy"] (Oct 17, 2017), YouTube.</ref>}}

Since he does not trust the mainstream media, Dore uses numerous unreliable sources of information about Syria. For example, he described [[RT]] contributor<ref>[https://www.rt.com/op-edge/authors/eva-bartlett/ Eva Bartlett's Op-Edge profile on RT]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7leTrFNoyRQ Real World News: "Eva Bartlett: Western media never mentions terrorist siege on government-held areas of Aleppo"] (Nov 17, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref name='Snopes_Syria'>[http://www.snopes.com/syrian-war-victims-are-being-recycled-and-al-quds-hospital-was-never-bombed/ "Victim Blaming: The idea that victims of mass tragedies are "recycled" is a common theme among conspiracy theorists, but there are international reports and footage of the Al Quds Hospital attack."] Snopes. December 14, 2016.</ref> and conspiracy theorist<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUyJV6YaSWY&t=31m8s ''The Richie Allen Show'': "Journalist Eva Bartlett: 'I'm Back From Syria. The Media Is Lying To You!'"] (Feb 12, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref group="note">Bartlett is a [http://www.globalresearch.ca/author/eva-bartlett writer] for [[Globalresearch]] (a website that [https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/global-research/ publishes many unsubstantiated conspiracies]) and [http://theduran.com/author/eva-bartlett/ The Duran] (another [https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-duran/ questionable source]). On her website ([https://archive.ph/AaJr3 linked to from her Twitter account]), she discredits human rights groups because of their links to [[George Soros]] ([https://ingaza.wordpress.com/syria/human-rights-front-groups-humanitarian-interventionalists-warring-on-syria/ link]). For example, she discredits Human Rights Watch since it is "funded by Zionist billionaire" George Soros ([https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/avaaz-white-helmets-hrw-phr-amnesty-more-humanitarians-for-war-on-syria/ link]).</ref> Eva Bartlett as an "independent [[Canadian]] [[journalist]]"<ref name=DoreSyriaLies/><ref name=DoreSyriaFakeNews>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddNl-ehRc58 ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Everything You See About Syria On TV Is Fake News"] (Dec 16, 2016), YouTube</ref> even though she openly says she is biased in favor of the Syrian regime.<ref name='Snopes_Syria' /> Dore says Bartlett is a "real journalist" who is "willing to tell the truth" and is "reporting facts" about Syria.<ref name=DoreSyriaFakeNews /><ref name=DoreSyriaLies /><ref name="bartlett">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9hPwbc8JZo&t=4m59s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Reporter Actually In S-Y-R-I-A Exposes Media Lies About Everything"] (May 4, 2017), YouTube</ref> He has interviewed Bartlett on ''The Jimmy Dore Show'' at least three times.<ref name="bartlett"/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkHb0E3I80I ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Journalist Debunks Syrian War & Exposes White Helmets"] (May 30, 2018), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ7S2sXWWps ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Another Independent Journalist Exposes U.S. News Venezuela Propaganda w/Eva Bartlett"] (March 17, 2019), YouTube</ref>

Bartlett's conspiratorial claims about Syria include that footage from the {{wpl|White Helmets (Syrian Civil War)|White Helmets}} (a volunteer search and rescue group) contains children who have been [[Crisis actor|recycled in different reports]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9F-cHc5Qog&t=3m40s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Journalist Who Went To Syria Schools Colleague On Syrian Realities"] (Dec 16, 2016), YouTube</ref> and that the media manufactured a story about a hospital being bombed that she claims never happened.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VNQGsiP8M&t=5m4s TyrannyUnmasked: "Western media lies about Syria exposed (Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett)"] (Dec 10, 2016), YouTube</ref> Bartlett also claims that the "corporate media",<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VNQGsiP8M&t=2m56s TyrannyUnmasked: "Western media lies about Syria exposed (Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett)"] (Dec 10, 2016), YouTube</ref> [[United Nations]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JFEmCKHVME&t=11m35s RT: "Journalists face off over Syria news sources in RT debate"]
 (Dec 16, 2016), YouTube</ref> and human rights groups such as [[Amnesty International]], [[Human Rights Watch]] and {{wpl|Médecins Sans Frontières}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9hPwbc8JZo&t=14m40s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Reporter Actually In S-Y-R-I-A Exposes Media Lies About Everything"] (May 4, 2017), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wgkjkJb8jo&t=3m50s ''Watching the Hawks'' on RT: "Putting a Human Face to Suffering in Syria w/ Eva Bartlett"] (Oct 18, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUyJV6YaSWY&t=26m28s ''The Richie Allen Show'': "Journalist Eva Bartlett: 'I'm Back From Syria. The Media Is Lying To You!'"] (Feb 12, 2016), YouTube]</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/EvaKBartlett/status/583182169771679745</ref><ref name=DoreSyriaLies /> are all 
conveniently
 lying about what is happening in Syria. Bartlett's claims have been widely discredited and debunked.<ref>[https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-eva-bartletts-claims-about-syrian-children Channel 4: "Eva Bartlett’s claims about Syrian children"] (Dec 20, 2016), Channel 4</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/syria-myths-debunked_us_585be4dce4b0d9a594574000 "5 Major Myths About Syria Debunked"] (Jan 10, 2017), [[HuffPo]]</ref><ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/quirky-viral-video-channel-is-funded-by-the-russian-govt?utm_term=.waV17beMy#.nx9VmoAbO "This Quirky New Viral Video Channel Is Funded By The Russian Government"] (Dec 15, 2016), BuzzFeed</ref><ref>[http://www.maryscullyreports.com/eva-bartlett-propagandist-for-assad-dictatorship/ "EVA BARTLETT: PROPAGANDIST FOR ASSAD DICTATORSHIP"] (Dec 12, 2016), Mary Scully Reports</ref><ref>[https://www.albawaba.com/loop/journalist-accuses-western-media-being-‘compromised’-over-syria-917438 "Journalist accuses western media of being ‘compromised’ over Syria"] (Dec 21, 2016), albawaba</ref><ref>[https://areomagazine.com/2016/12/16/exposing-the-apologetics-for-assad-and-putin/ "Exposing the Apologetics for Assad and Putin"] (Dec 12, 2016), Areo Magazine</ref><ref>[https://ourmanonthehorn.com/2016/12/16/if-you-want-to-know-what-is-going-on-in-syria-ask-a-syrian-1/ "If you want to know what is going on in Syria, ask a Syrian – 1"] (Dec 16, 2016), Our Man on the Horn</ref><ref>[https://pulsemedia.org/2016/12/15/russia-today-and-the-post-truth-virus/ "Russia Today and the post-truth virus"] (Dec 15, 2016), Pulse Media</ref><ref>[https://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/2b4a2d8c-c642-4823-90a4-43ac02bb61f6%257C_0.html&prev=search "The Alternative Truth of Eva Bartlett"] (February 3, 2017), ''La Presse''</ref><ref>[http://orient-news.net/en/news_show/121206/0/His-Excellency-Butcher-of-Syria "His Excellency" Butcher of Syria] (Aug 25, 2016), Orient.net</ref><ref>[https://itsgoingdown.org/fuck-assad-fuck-western-lackeys-anarchist-statement-eva-bartletts-hamilton-presentations/ "Fuck Assad, Fuck his Western Lackeys: An Anarchist Statement on Eva Bartlett’s Hamilton presentations"] (Jan 29, 2017), It's Going Down</ref>

Bartlett and Dore have helped a Russia-backed disinformation campaign targeting the White Helmets<ref>Solon, Olivia. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/18/syria-white-helmets-conspiracy-theories How Syria's White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine.] ''The Guardian''. December 18, 2017.</ref> that positions them as a terrorist organisation.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pCr315h9Tw&t=25s RT: "Eva Bartlett on the White Helmets Hoax & the Information War against Syria"] (October 21, 2016), YouTube via user "Hamza - Slay Your Dragon"</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/EvaKBartlett/status/856052571701694464</ref>

{{quotebox|'''Dore''': The White Helmets aren't what they appear to be either. I know they got an Academy Award but there's lots of reporting that the White Helmets are on the side of the terrorists trying to overthrow Assad, that they're not neutral actors. There's lots of reporting that says that about the White Helmets. Eva Bartlett from Canada, who we've showed on this show, she went to Syria. She had the same reporting about the White Helmets, that they're in collusion with the jihadist rebels meaning ISIS, al-Qaeda, al-Nusra, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKhdfuiL1bE&t=7m ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "MIT Professor Debunks Media & White House & On S-Y-R-I-A G-A-S Attack"] (Apr 16, 2017), YouTube</ref><ref group=note>Dore has also said the White Helmets are "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M01rcuY_UZk&t=2m3s bullshit]", [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd2sviIfl10&t=25m15s liars], and the claim that [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg7Sb-30hTU&t=4m20s the White Helmets are there to help people is an example of fake news].</ref>}}

Bartlett is not the only unreliable source Dore has cited. He has used fellow conspiracy theorist [[SyrianGirlPartisan]] as a source.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnSAB4qeDug&t=10m53s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Evidence Suggests S-Y-R-I-A G-A-S ATTACK Is False Flag"] (Apr 6, 2017), YouTube</ref> He has cited the conspiratorial, Russian propaganda outlet RT<ref>[https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/rt-news/ RT News] Media Bias/Fact Check</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKhdfuiL1bE&t=55s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "MIT Professor Debunks Media & White House & On S-Y-R-I-A G-A-S Attack"] (Apr 16, 2017), YouTube</ref> (and has defended them as a reliable source<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKhdfuiL1bE&t=16m ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "MIT Professor Debunks Media & White House & On S-Y-R-I-A G-A-S Attack"] (Apr 16, 2017), YouTube</ref>). He repeated the conspiracy theory that the war is actually about a pipeline.<ref>[http://www.middleeasteye.net/essays/pipelineistan-conspiracy-why-war-syria-was-never-about-gas-144022537 "The 'Pipelineistan' conspiracy: The war in Syria has never been about gas"] (May 10, 2017), Middle East Eye</ref><ref>[https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/blog/2016/10/23/on-syria-jill-stein-resorts-to-odd-conspiracy-theories "On Syria, Jill Stein resorts to odd conspiracy theories"] (Oct 23, 2016), The New Arab</ref><ref>[http://gulfnews.com/business/analysis/a-tale-of-two-phantom-pipelines-and-syria-1.2038040 "A tale of two phantom pipelines and Syria"] (June 4, 2017), Gulf News</ref><ref name=DoreSyriaLies /> His source for this claim was the conspiracy-[[pseudoscience]] website Ecowatch.<ref>[https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ecowatch/ Ecowatch] Media Bias/Fact Check</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjOr2YzrZDY&t=10s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "The Real Reason We're In Syria Is Enraging But Not Surprising"] (Oct 27, 2016), YouTube</ref> 

Dore believes that there have been multiple [[false flag]] attacks during the Syrian Civil War, including the {{wpl|Khan Shaykhun chemical attack}} in April 2017.<ref name=DoreSarin />

{{quotebox|There was also gas attacks. So there was two big gas attacks. The first one [[Barack Obama]] threatened to bomb Syria. Remember, they stopped because there was an agreement between Russia, Syria and the United States to get rid of all of Assad’s chemical weapons. That was their agreement. [[John Kerry]] kind of got hoodwinked into that agreement. So they did that. They got rid of all his chemical weapons, even though it was a false flag. The second one, they did another false flag where they said "oh, it was Assad gassing his own people" which he wasn’t because he was winning the war. ISIS was just hanging on barely and their only hope was to draw the United States into the Syrian conflict so they did another false flag gas attack.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwXgbRCRtbY&t=4m13s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'' "US Backed Syrian Rebels Using Chemical Weapons Confirms State Dept."] (Oct 21, 2017), YouTube</ref>}}

He has also said the April 2017 gas attack was "fake": 

{{quotebox|So you call him a Russian and you [[Red-baiting|red-bait]] Trump constantly and then you have a fake gas attack [...]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnSAB4qeDug&t=16m15s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Evidence Suggests S-Y-R-I-A G-A-S ATTACK Is False Flag"] (Apr 6, 2017), YouTube</ref>}}

He believes the attacks have been proven to be false flags: 

{{quotebox|'''Dore''': By the way, the Syrian war is complete bullshit. Those gas attacks now have been completely debunked. I didn't believe them the first time.<br>'''[[Joe Rogan]]''': So what happened during those gas attacks?<br>'''Dore''': So, that's called a false flag. So what happens is they wanted the United States to come in on their side to bomb Assad, to overthrow him. And so what they would do is they would do a gas attack on their own people and then blame it on Assad and then...<br>'''Rogan''': This has been proven?<br>'''Dore''': Yes.<br>'''Rogan''': That they did it?<br>'''Dore''': Yes.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-2_Bc_7Pos&t=39m13s Joe Rogan Experience #1078 - Jimmy Dore]. PowerfulJRE. February 13, 2018.</ref>}}

Unsurprisingly, Dore has been proven wrong. In October 2017, investigations from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria found that Syrian government forces were responsible for the April 2017 chemical attack.<ref name="reuters">[http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-warcrimes/syrian-government-forces-used-chemical-weapons-more-than-two-dozen-times-u-n-idUSKCN1BH18W Syrian government forces used chemical weapons more than two dozen times: U.N.] ''Reuters''. September 6, 2017.</ref><ref name="guardian un">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/26/syria-gas-attack-bashar-al-assad-un-tillerson Syria regime responsible for gas attack on rebel-held town, UN finds]. ''The Guardian''. October 27, 2017.</ref> After the UN's investigation, Dore 
admitted he was wrong
 doubled down, blaming the CIA for "false flag attacks" in Syria: 

{{quotebox|So you don't think that the CIA is still doing this exact same stuff today? You don't think that's what they're doing in Syria? Remember when they did those false flags in Syria? The chemical attacks, those were false flag attacks. Assad did not do those attacks.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0EsnX3V2s8&t=2m26s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "JFK Files Expose CIA Plot To Bomb Miami"] (Nov 12, 2017), YouTube</ref>}}

In February 2018, Dore alleged that U.S. Secretary of Defense {{wpl|Jim Mattis}} admitted there was no evidence Assad used poison gas on his people, citing an opinion piece from Ian Wilkie in Newsweek.<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/now-mattis-admits-there-was-no-evidence-assad-using-poison-gas-his-people-801542 Now Mattis admits there was no evidence Assad used poison gas on his people]. Newsweek. February 8, 2018.</ref>
{{quotebox|
In 2013, Barack Obama wanted to bomb Syria because they said Assad gassed his own people [...] and they were sure of it by the way. Again, and this is the last one too. And then there was another one, that's when Trump bombed Syria. They said there was another gas attack by Assad. Neither of them was by Assad. [...] And so now, this is from February 8th. Newsweek: "Mattis admits there was no evidence Assad used poison gas on his people".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j01F-_Rac9Q ''The Jimmy Dore Show.'': "Mattis Admits No Evidence Assad Did Gas Attack"] (Feb 10, 2018), YouTube ['''Note''': Newsweek article is cited at 1:31]</ref>
}}

However, Mattis was not claiming there was no evidence that Assad was responsible for the Khan Shaykhun attack. Mattis was actually referring to recent allegations of sarin use ''after'' the Khan Shaykhun attack.<ref>[https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2018/02/09/newsweek-engages-easily-debunkable-syria-chemical-weapon-trutherism-help-ian-wilkie/ Newsweek Engages in Easily Debunkable Syria Chemical Weapon Trutherism with the Help of Ian Wilkie]. Bellingcat. February 9, 2018. {{quotebox|It’s clear from the full transcript of the press conference that Mattis is referring to allegations of Sarin use since the US attack on Shayrat airbase, which means Wilkie either didn’t read the transcript, read it and misunderstood it, or read it and decided to claim something it didn’t say. More disturbingly still is Newsweek published the article without first doing basic fact checking on the central premise of the article.}}</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/john-mattis-syria-chemical-weapons-384981 Mattis warns Syria not to use chemical weapons again]. Politico. February 2, 2018. 
{{quotebox|
The Syrian regime should think carefully before using chemical weapons again, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Friday, in an apparent reference to last year’s U.S. military strike on a regime airfield in retaliation for a previous chemical attack.<br>
“You’ve all seen how we reacted to that,” Mattis said, adding that the Syrian regime “would be ill-advised” to launch more chemical attacks, as some recent reports from inside the country suggest.<br>
Mattis acknowledged those reports and said the Pentagon was looking for evidence to confirm them. “Groups on the ground, NGOs, fighters have said" that the regime has used sarin gas in recent attacks, he said, but “we do not have evidence.”
}}
</ref><ref>[https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript-View/Article/1431844/media-availability-by-secretary-mattis-at-the-pentagon/ News Transcript: Media Availability by Secretary Mattis at the Pentagon]. February 2, 2018.
{{quotebox|
'''Mattis''': We are more -- even more concerned about the possibility of sarin use, the likelihood of sarin use, and we're looking for the evidence. And so that's about all the more I can say about it right now, but we are on the record, and you all have seen how we reacted to that, so they'd be ill-advised to go back to violating the chemical convention.<br>[...]<br>'''Q''': Just make sure I heard you correctly, you're saying you think it's likely they have used it and you're looking for the evidence? Is that what you said?<br>'''Mattis''': That's -- we think that they did not carry out what they said they would do back when -- in the previous administration, when they were caught using it. Obviously they didn't, 'cause '''they used it again during our administration'''.<br>And that gives us a lot of reason to suspect them. And now we have other reports from the battlefield from people who claim it's been used.<br>We do not have evidence of it. But we're not refuting them; we're looking for evidence of it. Since clearly we are using -- we are dealing with the Assad regime that has used denial and deceit to hide their outlaw actions, okay?
}}</ref><ref>[http://newpol.org/content/litmus-test-detecting-syria-trolls A Litmus Test for Detecting Syria Trolls]. New Politics Magazine. February 17, 2018.</ref> The source used for Ian Wilkie's opinion piece was an article written by Robert Burns.<ref>Burns, Robert. [https://apnews.com/bd533182b7f244a4b771c73a0b601ec5 US has no evidence of Syrian use of sarin gas, Mattis says]. Associated Press. February 3, 2018.</ref> On Twitter, Burns has also pointed out that Mattis was referring to recent allegations: 

{{quotebox|'''@LizSly''': I think it’s just a matter of failing to clarify that Mattis was not saying the regime had never used sarin, and indeed he says they definitely did in 2013 and last April. He was referring to the very recent allegation of an attack in the past weeks.<br>'''Burns''': Yes, he was referring to the recent allegations.<ref>[https://archive.ph/https://mobile.twitter.com/robertburnsAP/status/962078973135073282 Robert Burns on Twitter.] February 9, 2018.</ref>}}

Mattis' actual view about the Khan Shaykhun attack is that "there is no doubt the Syrian regime is responsible for the decision to attack and for the attack itself."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlxHBCyNu1Q Mattis: No doubt Syria behind gas attack]. CNN. April 11, 2017. 
{{quotebox|'''Mattis''': Last Tuesday, on the 4th of April, the Syrian regime attacked its own people using chemical weapons. I have personally reviewed the intelligence and there is no doubt the Syrian regime is responsible for the decision to attack and for the attack itself.}}</ref>

After the {{wpl|Douma chemical attack}} in April 2018, Dore said it was a false flag attack and he is the "best journalist in the country" because [[MSNBC]] and [[CNN]] won't say that it was a false flag: 

{{quotebox|I'm already the best journalist in the country right now because turn on MSNBC and CNN and see if they're telling you what's really happening in Syria and that this is a false flag attack. Again, they won't even mention the last one was. Do you think they're gonna mention that frickin' Mattis said there was no evidence of the last one?<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rdTBmCRSB4&t=5m54s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Trump Vows Syria Retaliation WITHOUT Investigation"] (April 10, 2018), YouTube</ref>}}

He said it fits a "pattern of false flags by ISIS who we're funding": 

{{quotebox|"Two days later, the White House was still only able to say that the attack fit the pattern of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapon use." We just showed you that Mattis admitted the last one wasn't-- there was no evidence, and the one before that was debunked. So what pattern is that? You mean that pattern of false flags by ISIS who we're funding? You mean that pattern? It actually fits a pattern of false flags.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rdTBmCRSB4&t=7m18s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Trump Vows Syria Retaliation WITHOUT Investigation"] (April 10, 2018), YouTube</ref>}}

According to Dore, the CIA admitted they were training ISIS and al-Qaeda: 

{{quotebox|By the way, the CIA admitted that they were training ISIS and al-Qaeda in Syria. They admitted that they were doing that.<ref>[https://player.fm/series/christopher-titus-podcast-79418/is-the-world-really-this-fd-up ''Christopher Titus Podcast'': "Is The World Really This F'd Up?"] (April 4, 2017), Player FM (the quote begins at 43:20)</ref>}}

Despite Dore's strong opinions on Syria, in reality he is incredibly ignorant about the country. For example, in one video he admitted to not knowing if [[Bashar al-Assad]] was the President or King of Syria (he's President).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTDq0lrIsE&t=10s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Assad Makes A Great Point About Foreign Experience & Why Hillary's Record Should Worry You"] (Jul 15, 2016), YouTube</ref> Additionally, in a video intended to mock [[Gary Johnson]]'s ignorance about Syria, Dore incorrectly described Aleppo as "Syria's capitol{{sic}}" in the description of the video (that would be Damascus).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l4I_f1b2R8 ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Gary Johnson's Aleppo Gaffe Confirms He's Libertarian Sarah Palin"] (Sep 9, 2016), YouTube {{quotebox|Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, appearing on ''Morning Joe'', had no idea when asked about Aleppo, Syria's capitol.}}</ref> In December 2018, Dore admitted he did not know that {{wpl|Democratic Federation of Northern Syria|the Kurds had a functioning society in Syria's north.}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QoUYP7gU1I&t=1m40s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Chomsky Says US Should Stay In Syria"] (Dec 22, 2018), YouTube {{quotebox|'''Dore''': "Chomsky noted that the Kurds have "succeeded in sustaining a functioning society with many decent elements" in Syria's north." I'll be honest, I didn't know that. I didn't know that. Did you know that? That the Kurds had succeeded in sustaining a functioning society inside Syria, in the north. I didn't know that. Did you know that?<br>'''Ron Placone''': Not until I read this article.<br>'''Dore''': Right, not until I read this article.}}</ref>

After he was called an apologist for Assad,<ref name="joeyayoub"/> Dore said several of his critics were [[al-Qaeda]] supporters and apologists.<ref name="apologists">[https://archive.ph/m8tXY Archived Twitter thread]<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044800635877642244<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044705161749368834<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044738872234659840<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044694378915270656<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1042997044787404801</ref> This included fellow TYT contributor Francesca Fiorentini.<ref>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044670133271240708<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044553286009925632<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044643920779579392</ref> Dore also sent her direct messages on Twitter calling her a "fucking liar and a page chill{{sic}}" (paid shill),<ref name="page chill">https://twitter.com/franifio/status/1044715911330951169</ref> a "fucking coward",<ref name="page chill"/> a "sack of shit"<ref name="sack"/> and "a dishonest piece of shit".<ref name="sack">https://twitter.com/franifio/status/1044718223956992000</ref>{{efn|For context, this shows the tweet from Fiorentini that Dore is reacting to, as well as the Twitter exchange leading up to it:<br>
{{quotebox|
'''@sahouraxo''': Ron Paul: The evidence is very clear that the US has aligned itself with Al-Qaeda in Syria.<ref>https://twitter.com/sahouraxo/status/1042085194973499393</ref>
<br>
'''@jimmy_dore''': Why won't American Corporate News Media tell the truth about Syria? Because they are, and always have been, Pro War. The people lying to you about Syria and calling it news are Traitors to the United States and Human Beings in general.<ref>https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1042093657250136064</ref> [Susan Sarandon Retweeted]
<br>
'''@ejbeals''': In which @SusanSarandon calls the Syria press--whose lives and pain she exploited for money and entertainment in the "Viper Club" film--"traitors to the United States and Human Beings in general." Astonishing.<ref>https://twitter.com/ejbeals/status/1042745108628746240</ref>
<br>
'''@SusanSarandon''': In which @ejbeals, journalist, misses the point of @jimmy_dore’s Tweet completely by replacing “American Corporate News Media” with “Syria Press.” American mainstream media is not the same as independent journalists on the ground in Syria and other war zones.<ref>https://twitter.com/SusanSarandon/status/1042753602400473088</ref>
<br>
'''@joeyayoub''': You retweeted an apologist of the Assad regime quoting a notorious Assadist, Susan. To do this after seven years of ongoing mass slaughter is disgusting. Feel some shame.<ref name="joeyayoub">https://twitter.com/joeyayoub/status/1042772353640525824</ref> If you respect real journalists' reporting on Syria, why are you retweeting Dore? And do you know who that Assadist he retweeted is? I'm sick and tired of people using the invasion of Iraq 15 years ago to ignore absolutely everything that has happened in Syria since 2011.<ref>https://twitter.com/joeyayoub/status/1042775372067209218</ref>
<br>
'''@jimmy_dore''': If you've never seen an actual Al Qaeda apologist, here you go. And he's sick and tired of people opposing illegal wars.<ref>https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1042997044787404801</ref>
<br>
'''@shane_bauer''': An Arab journalist criticizes support for Bashar Al Assad and he gets called an “Al Qaeda apologist” by a leftist white dude who knows nothing about Syria. Like the imperialists they oppose, people like Jimmy just use the Middle East as a prop to fulfill their view of the world.<ref>https://twitter.com/shane_bauer/status/1043181799109742592</ref>
<br>
'''@franifio''': Thank you and others for naming this. The pathology on the left of painting the Middle East with the same brush to stick it to an imaginary democratic and media Illuminati is utterly delusional and disheartening. I say this as someone who wants to see Dore and others do better.<ref>https://twitter.com/franifio/status/1043360196985217024</ref>}}
}} Dore went on to say: 

{{quotebox|[...] if you think this is ending here you are sadly mistaken, because i'm{{sic}} making sure everyone knows who u{{sic}} are, not only at TYT but everyone everywhere I go is going to know about what a piece of shit you are[.]<ref name="sack"/>}}

After Fiorentini made his direct messages public, Dore said she was "crying victim"<ref>https://archive.ph/https://mobile.twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1045268498333790208<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044800635877642244</ref> and "played victim cuz{{sic}} I rightly called her a paid by [[Qatar]] lying piece of shit."<ref>https://archive.ph/https://mobile.twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044799160917069824</ref> He also called journalist {{wpl|Shane Bauer}} a CIA "operative", "shill" and "plant".<ref>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044277004894392321<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044694773196640258<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044715266708516865<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044705822188744705<br>https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1044694378915270656</ref> In October 2018, Dore released a statement where he apologised to Fiorentini and Bauer, saying he "crossed the line from passionate to nasty & hurtful" and "someone who calls himself a progressive should be more careful, measured, and respectful when interacting with fellow journalists, especially women, no matter the context."<ref name="apology"/> He went on to say it was "unfair for me to accuse Francesca of being a pawn of the Qatar government" and he "should not have alleged that [Bauer] is affiliated with the CIA, because I have no evidence to support that allegation."<ref name="apology">https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1046742339639812096</ref> His statement did not include an apology or retraction for saying Fiorentini and Bauer are "pro Alqaeda{{sic}} in Syria".<ref name="apologists"/><ref name="apology"/> Dore also did not apologise to the other people he called al-Qaeda apologists or supporters, including an Arab journalist.<ref>https://twitter.com/joeyayoub/status/1046860662188756993<br>https://twitter.com/joeyayoub/status/1046860211200430081</ref><ref name="apologists"/> In September 2019, the investigative journalism site Bellingcat reported that Dore had received $2,500 from The Association for Investment in Popular Action Committees in 2017, a pro-Assad lobbying group.<ref>Davis, Charles. [https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/09/30/pro-assad-lobby-group-rewards-bloggers-on-both-the-left-and-the-right Pro-Assad Lobby Group Rewards Bloggers On Both The Left And The Right]. Bellingcat. September 30, 2019.</ref>

===Murder of Seth Rich===
{{main|Murder of Seth Rich}}
{{cquote|We're gonna talk about Julian Assange and the Seth Rich case. We're gonna talk about that because there is some interesting stuff going on. I know a lot of people have dismissed that and if you think anything about it you're crazy – that's where I come in.|||Jimmy Dore<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enENtUxZO8&t=24m32s ''The Young Turks'': "The Young Turks 5.18.2017"] (May 18, 2017), YouTube</ref>}}

Dore was sympathetic to theories that [[Seth Rich]]'s murder was connected to the Democratic National Committee leaks.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cmx1voo844 ''The Majority Report with Sam Seder'': "Jimmy Dore 'Chewed Over' Seth Rich Story"] (Jun 4, 2017), YouTube</ref> His first video about Rich was originally titled "DNC Staffer Seth Rich’s Murder Tied To WikiLeaks", but [[Just asking questions|a question mark was later added]].<ref>[https://archive.ph/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKawchvHsEg Archive.ph]</ref> During the video, and on Twitter, he said he was reserving judgment until he gets all the evidence, but that didn't stop him from saying the following: 

{{quotebox|To me, this is red flaggy all over the place.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKawchvHsEg&t=11m25s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "DNC Staffer Seth Rich’s Murder Tied To WikiLeaks?"] (May 17, 2017), YouTube</ref>
<br>[...]<br>
A spokesman for Rich's family on Tuesday said Wheeler was not authorized to speak for the family and called assertions Seth Rich sent emails to WikiLeaks unsubstantiated. And he said even if purported emails were to surface, it would not necessarily mean Rich had helped [WikiLeaks]. Remember all that? You remember the guy who said that? His name is Bauman and we found out who he is. He's a regular Democratic PR spokesperson. Isn't that weird that they would have a PR guy from the Democrats [...] working for that family and he's the one saying-- Remember that? That's crazy. That is crazy that he's saying that. Remember he went on to say "even if tomorrow, an email was found, it is not a high enough bar of..." He's already discounting evidence they haven't found yet. "Even if we find evidence, it doesn't mean anything." That's a Democratic PR guy saying that. '''Why would they have a Democratic PR guy saying that if this investigation, if it really wasn't, if this guy really wasn't connected to the freaking WikiLeaks?''' Why would he be discounting information that hasn't even shown up yet? How can you discredit evidence that you haven't gathered yet? That's what he's doing and that guy's a Democratic PR spokesperson. '''This is frickin' fishy as all get out, baby. There is more to come on this, pal. There is way more to come on this.'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKawchvHsEg&t=21m34s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "DNC Staffer Seth Rich’s Murder Tied To WikiLeaks?"] (May 17, 2017), YouTube</ref>}}

The next day, he made more videos about Seth Rich: 

{{quotebox|So the guy, Wheeler, who said he had this information, is now backtracking. It's still interesting. The things that were my red flags yesterday was that the PR guy, appointed by the family, said stuff like "even if we do find an email that he sent to WikiLeaks that doesn't prove anything". Whoa. So that was him trying to discount evidence that hadn't even surfaced yet. So that was my red flag yesterday. That was like "whoa, wait a minute, what?" And the cops saying it was a botched robbery when they didn't take anything from [him]. So there's a lot of things that don't add up in this story. The involvement with Butowsky, Wheeler and the family is one of those things.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQFZOz_TYF8&t=10m5s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Seth Rich Investigator Now Backtracking On Wikileaks Connection"] (May 18, 2017) YouTube</ref>}}

{{quotebox|There's a lot of weird questions about this. Is there something more to this? It certainly seems like there's something more to this.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8s4DJmVAc4&t=13m7s ''The Jimmy Dore Show''" "“I Have Never Seen The E-mails” Says Seth Rich Investigator"] (May 18, 2017), YouTube</ref>}}

After one of the sources for the story was exposed as a fraud, Dore refused to back down, claiming that it didn't prove the story wrong.

{{quotebox|I'm not discounting that Seth Rich doesn't have something to do with the DNC-WikiLeaks, 'cause there's a lot of red flags. There are a lot of questions around this story right now. [...] There is something to this story though. I don't want to discount it like "oh, you're crazy if you think there's something more to this story." There probably is something more to this story.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60vWDBeQUjo ''Aggressive Progressives'' on The Young Turks: "Seth Rich "Investigator" Rod Wheeler Exposed As A Fraud"] (May 20, 2017), YouTube</ref>}}

Dore later suggested that right-wingers were "actually onto something" when they covered the Seth Rich story: 

{{quotebox|How about all those people who gave a shit just for covering an actual news story, the Seth Rich story, all those people who gave a shit like we're some kind of conspiracy theorist. And what has MSNBC been doing? Pushing a fucking conspiracy non-stop for over a year. Where's the ''Washington Post'' article about that? Oh, they only write articles about right-wingers who are actually onto something.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hok1ilVqG5c&t=6m13s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Media Watchdog Shames MSNBC’s Horrible Russia Coverage"] (Dec 16, 2017), YouTube</ref>}}

Dore has since said that he did not push a conspiracy theory about Seth Rich: 

{{quotebox|People, even on this network, have smeared me as a conspiracy theorist because I covered a news story that had the name Seth Rich in it. I covered it one day. Covered it, didn't push it. People on this network lie to their own viewers and say that I pushed a cons[piracy], and they're the ones who've been pushing this [Trump-Russia] conspiracy at the top of their lungs for three years and they're a bunch of liars and frauds and I've been getting it right and I'm a fucking comedian.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktus30dHki8&t=11m48s ''The Young Turks'': "Aggressive Progressives on The Mueller Report"] (Mar 30, 2019) YouTube</ref>}}

===Other===

In a comedy sketch featuring the [[alt-right]] character "Saint Himmler," Dore stated that he does not believe in [[Pizzagate]] <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg1kxhRHD6Y&t=2m1s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Alt-Right Caller Explains Trump & How Not To Be A Cuck"] (Mar 6, 2017), YouTube</ref>. Despite this, Dore has sometimes given a platform to those with such beliefs. For example, during the Tin Foil Hat Comedy Night, after {{wpl|Eddie Bravo}} mentioned Pizzagate and suggested that corruption among elites involves pedophilia, Dore partially agreed<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd2sviIfl10&t=29m5s ''TheHighersideChats'': "THC & TFH Live: Conspiracy & Comedy"] (Oct 17, 2017), YouTube</ref>, referencing documented instances of defense contractors being involved in procuring minors for sex parties.

Dore has also expressed skepticism<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpNB-_rLz18&t=16m45s ''The Young Turks'': "Aggressive Progressives with Jimmy Dore, Steve Oh, and Steph Zamorano"] (March 13, 2018), YouTube
</ref>regarding the {{wpl|poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal}} in March 2018, suggesting it could have been a false flag operation. He criticized how sloppy the alleged Russian poisoning appeared <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc8wvAucS9o&t=3m14s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Assange Internet Cut Off By Ecuador For Doing Journalism"] (March 30, 2018), YouTube</ref>, likening it to other incidents<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rdTBmCRSB4&t=16m40s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Trump Vows Syria Retaliation WITHOUT Investigation"] (April 10, 2018), YouTube</ref> where he believes official narratives were designed as propaganda.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X61QHQmKD7o&t=32m45s ''The Young Turks'': "Guardian And Politico Caught Printing CIA Lies About Assange"] (December 8, 2018), YouTube</ref> 

Dore has pulled similar tricks to those described above about both the JFK Assassination and the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.

==General madness==
Dore has entertained, supported or enabled many [[bullshit]] claims. This has resulted in Dore losing a portion of his audience, who feel he has stepped over the line in some cases.<ref name=podbay>[http://podbay.fm/show/390071758/reviews Reviews of ''The Jimmy Dore Show'' on podbay.fm]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/21/1593122/-Why-I-m-not-paying-for-Jimmy-Dore-s-podcast-anymore "Why I'm not paying for Jimmy Dore's podcast anymore"] (Nov 21, 2016), [[Daily Kos]]</ref> Highlights include: 
*He presented unsubstantiated rumours about [[Hillary Clinton]] as if they were factual, including that Clinton started the [[birther]] movement in 2008,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl__e7kp9rw ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Hillary Brought Up The Birther Claim In 2008"] (Sep 22, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/sep/20/hillary-clinton-and-birther-movement-still-no-ther/ "Hillary Clinton and the birther movement: Still nothing there"] (Sep 20, 2016), [[PolitiFact]]</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/sep/23/donald-trump/hillary-clinton-obama-birther-fact-check/ "Did Hillary Clinton start the Obama birther movement?"] (Sep 23, 2015), [[PolitiFact]]</ref> and that she wanted to murder [[Julian Assange]] with a drone (yes, Dore ''really'' believed this).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD39FslP6BY ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Hillary Clinton Wanted To Murder Julian Assange With A Drone"] (Oct 5, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref>[http://www.snopes.com/julian-assange-drone-strike/ "Julian Seizer: E-mail leaked by WikiLeaks doesn't demonstrate that Hillary Clinton suggested assassinating founder Julian Assange via a drone strike."] (Oct 3, 2016), [[Snopes]]</ref> He has also promoted [[Fake news|fake stories]] relating to Hillary Clinton such as that [[Google]] manipulated search results to favor her,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MICXf6viakc ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Google Manipulates Search Results To Favor Hillary Clinton"] (Jun 10, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref>[http://www.snopes.com/google-manipulate-hillary-clinton/ "Collusion Confusion: A viral video accused the search engine of manipulating results in favor of Hillary Clinton."] (Jun 10, 2016), [[Snopes]]</ref> and he wrongly speculated that she has Parkinson's disease.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gH68X50ajs&t=1m33s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Is The Media Failing To Report Hillary's Parkinson's?"] (Sep 14, 2016), YouTube {{quotebox|I think she has Parkinson's.}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JwLmuhnsxY ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Hillary Collapses! Speculation She Has Parkinson's"] (Sep 13, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref>[http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-has-parkinsons-disease/ "Shaky Diagnosis: A montage of photos and video clips of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton purportedly demonstrates she has symptoms of Parkinson's disease."] (Sep 9, 2016), [[Snopes]]</ref> In October 2017, Dore said he still thinks Hillary Clinton had Parkinson's: 
{{quotebox|I still think Hillary Clinton-- I still think she had Parkinson's by the way. It will come out in a few years that she has fucking Parkinson's.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd2sviIfl10&t=42m19s ''TheHighersideChats'': "THC & TFH Live: Conspiracy & Comedy"] (Oct 17, 2017), YouTube</ref>}} 
*He has described [[Snopes]] as "completely worthless" and "Democratic propaganda."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKJhDasH1hE&t=3m26s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "NY Times Admits "17 Intelligence Agencies” Russia Story Untrue"] (Jul 1, 2017), YouTube</ref>
*He seemed to feel "investigative journalist" [[James O'Keefe]]'s [[CNN]] undercover videos help prove that the mainstream media has gone dangerously overboard in its zeal to undermine Trump.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0TFcJX4Mp0 ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "CNN Senior Producer Admits 'Russia Story Mostly Bullsh*t'"] (Jun 28, 2017), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqicxa6O4HA ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "CNN Files Another Fake Russia Story — Journalists Fired!"] (Jun 28, 2017), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/13/some-on-the-left-want-democrats-to-move-on-from-russian-hacking/?utm_term=.5b517be800cd "Some on the left want Democrats to move on from Russian hacking"] (January 13, 2017), ''Washington Post''
{{Quotebox|"Jimmy Dore has lit into Democrats for blaming hackers for their loss, raised doubts about the credibility of intelligence agencies, and seen the heavy hand of war hawks hyping the Russia connection to destabilize Europe and the Middle East."}}</ref>
*A December 2014 video on Dore's YouTube channel showed that he does not agree with the current [[Genetically_modified_food#Scientific_consensus|scientific consensus]] on [[genetically modified food]], [[crank magnetism|because of course]]. Mark Thompson, who was the voice actor for Dore's video, stated that [[Monsanto]] has been "genetically modifying Americans for over a century."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS6XVS_ZEGc&t=57s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "PBS Funding Is Shocking, Sad & Hilarious"] (Dec 12, 2014), YouTube</ref> Earlier, in November 2013, Dore supported the [[pseudoscientific]] claim that GMOs cause cancer.<ref>[https://tytmembermedia.s3.amazonaws.com/pg-20131105.mp3?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIV54CDW76NAM2W5Q&Expires=1502963999&Signature=rwzOJetoLbal%2BnRSyMVhbH%2BRAQg%3D Audio of ''The Young Turks'' post game show on November 5, 2013] (linked to from [https://tytnetwork.com/annual-archives-legacy/2013-post-game-archive/ TYT Network's 2013 Post Game Archive]) (the following quote begins at 8:12) {{quotebox|The most recent examples of what you're talking about would be the gun bill that had 80 or 90 percent approval in the country. Of course it didn't go because money was on the other side of it. Same thing with GMO testing. People want to know; Republicans, Democrats, independents; want to know what's in their food, if it's genetically altered. Because it gives you cancer they found out, and in Europe they don't let you do that. So they want to have labelling. Everybody's for it. Of course it's not gonna happen because the money's on the other side.}}</ref> Later the same month, Dore acknowledged that studies do not support the claim that GMOs cause cancer, but said that he still hates them.<ref>https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/400775780940009474</ref>
Dore has helped the GOP by railing against Obama and other Democrats for not passing legislation that wasn't passed because the GOP blocked said legislation. He has misled his audience with his constant revisionism and created a false equivalency.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xbgKG70r4A Jimmy Dore's Biggest Lies on Taxes, Healthcare & Obama's Jobs Plans]</ref>
*In July 2020, Dore spread a fake video claiming that [[Joe Biden]] engaged in a "blackface affair with a bunch of rich white people". The video was doctored to darken the face of black singer Jerome Powell to appear that a white performer is wearing blackface.<ref>[https://hillreporter.com/joe-biden-blackface-accusations-are-a-complete-lie-73585 Steph Bazzle: "Joe Biden ‘Blackface’ Accusations Are A Complete Lie"] (Jul 16, 2020), ''Hill Reporter''</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1283819734371311621</ref>

===Other controversies===
*In July 2016, at the Republican National Convention, Dore was filmed spitting his drink in the face of [[Alex Jones]] after Jones crashed The Young Turks' live convention coverage.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=412aatJqbzo&t=1m The New American Media: "Alex Jones Gets Spit-On by Jimmy Dore After Crashing The Young Turks Show."] (Jul 21, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref group=note>In case you were wondering, it was [https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/756281617769861120 iced tea].</ref> In 2019, Dore said he thinks Alex Jones is controlled opposition:<ref name="dore fluoride">
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRU8F5N9PJg&t=52s ''Nitzky 89'': "Jimmy Dore Hot Take Series 01: Water Fluoridation"] (Jan 17, 2019) YouTube. (''Jimmy Dore Show'': "Solid Chat Saturday". January 12, 2019.) {{quotebox|'''Zamorano''': The Progressive Voice wants to know "Jimmy, what are your thoughts on fluoride water?"<br>'''Dore''': Fluoride water? Well, [[Jesse Ventura]] is against it so I don't know much about it but I'd rather not have fluoride in my water. I don't need a chemical in my water. Why do I need fluoride in my fucking water? I brush my teeth and I floss and I have tooth paste. Why do I need fluoride in my water? Fluoride is pollution and I remember I heard someone say the solution to pollution is dilution.<br>'''Abby Martin''': Yeah, people lectured to me...<br>'''Dore''': ...so they put it in the water to dilute it-- go ahead.<br>'''Martin''': ...because I did a segment on fluoride and so trolls and liberals would be like "oh she's like [[Alex Jones]]" 'cause Alex Jones has hijacked that issue to make it ludicrous.<br>'''Dore''': Oh, to make it crazy.<br>'''Martin''': Look at fuckin' [[Ralph Nader]]. He says everything you need to know as a consumer advocate about why fluoridation is nonsensical. And this is another thing that we're exceptional in so many ways including the fluoridation of our water. No other fucking country does this anymore.<br>'''Dore''': Really?<br>'''Martin''': We're adding fluoridation in cities now still.<br>'''Dore''': That's fucked up.<br>'''Martin''': This is happening.<br>'''Dore''': And so if you--<br>'''Martin''' It's like a phosphate runoff.<br>'''Dore''': So tell me if I'm crazy when I say this. If you were the intelligence community or you were the plutocrats and you wanted to make an idea that could possibly undermine your, uh, and you want that idea to seem crazy. Wouldn't you just invent Alex Jones and tell him to champion it? Right? That's all you have to do is you get Alex Jones. To me, that's what I think. I think the guy started stumbling on things and they were like "hey, we have to control him". So then they went and they... I mean I don't know.<br>'''Martin''': Yeah, it's weird that some issues were hijacked by like the John Birch Society...<br>'''Dore''': Yeah.<br>'''Martin''': ...and like right-wing stuff. It's like this should not be a right-wing issue. This is about like...<br>'''Dore''': Right.<br>'''Martin''': ...pollution and health.<br>'''Dore''': Yeah, exactly. I know.<br>'''Martin''': Very strange.<br>'''Dore''': It's just like somehow not wanting to invade Syria makes you a Russian apologist.}}</ref> 
{{quotebox|So tell me if I'm crazy when I say this. If you were the intelligence community or you were the plutocrats and you wanted to make an idea that could possibly undermine your, uh, and you want that idea to seem crazy. Wouldn't you just invent Alex Jones and tell him to champion it? Right? That's all you have to do is you get Alex Jones. To me, that's what I think. I think the guy started stumbling on things and they were like "hey, we have to control him".}}
*In February of 2023, he backtracked on his spitting of Alex Jones and said he only spat in Alex Jone's face because he thought Alex Jones was funny. <ref>https://twitter.com/highprogressive/status/1626701448904843269</ref>
*After it became clear that [[Bernie Sanders]] would not be the Democratic nominee for President in 2016, Dore remained staunchly anti-Clinton and strongly advocated against voting for her in the presidential election.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrzS0Wb5eYg The Young Turks: "Voting For The Lesser Of Two Evils In 2016"] (Apr 19, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Yd_Y009AY ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Voting For Hillary Is A Vote To Drive America Off A Cliff"] (Oct 26, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJCxkdBvnRM ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "If You Think Voting Democrat Is Good, You're Wildly Misinformed"] (Nov 4, 2016), YouTube</ref> He even released a video where he asserted that a [[Donald Trump]] presidency would be ''better'' for progressives than a Clinton presidency.<ref group="note">[https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/trumps-epa-chief-rejects-that-carbon-dioxide-emissions-cause-climate-change/519054/ How's] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_the_Paris_Agreement that] [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/us/politics/trump-transgender-military.html working] [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-gorsuch-idUSKBN1791GR out] [https://www.splcenter.org/news/2017/02/15/hate-groups-increase-second-consecutive-year-trump-electrifies-radical-right for] [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-antisemitism-rise-reports-statistics-almost-double-far-right-a7700366.html you], [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/17/deportations-under-president-trump-undocumented-immigrants/101786264/ Jimmy?]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJc4pogUu1o ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Hillary Presidency Worse For Progressives & America Than Trump"] (Apr 29, 2016), YouTube</ref> 

:{{wpl|Ben Mankiewicz}} of The Young Turks was strongly critical of Dore's position in a heated on-air exchange.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcV4RrOdnz8 ''The Young Turks'': "Jimmy Dore Disrespects Ben Mankiewicz"] (Jul 27, 2016), YouTube via user "Wall Street Mozart"</ref> {{wpl|Sam Seder}} was also critical of the reasoning behind Dore's position.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkx3GXmlDRM ''The Majority Report with Sam Seder'': "Young Turks' Jimmy Dore: We Should Want a Trump Presidency—It Will Fracture the Republican Party"] (Sep 21, 2016), YouTube</ref>
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*Dore believes that Trump supports [[Universal health care]] despite him passing massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-2_Bc_7Pos</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/YDsqEofuP-o</ref> 
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*Dore believes that the Clinton campaign invented the [[Trump-Russia connection|Trump-Russia story]] to cover their failures.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVmhj5zY3x4 ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Evidence Clinton Campaign Invented Trump/Russia Story To Cover Their Failures"] (Jul 23, 2017), YouTube</ref> He has described the idea that Trump colluded with Russia as "propaganda"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nlG9LLvTEE&t=10m7s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Russia, Syria, & U.S. Declare CEASEFIRE! - Media Silent"] (Jul 8, 2017), YouTube</ref> and has also said that "Hillary Clinton colluded with Russia to get negative information on Donald Trump":
{{quotebox|No one knows that Hillary Clinton colluded with Russia to get negative information on Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton colluded with Russia to get negative information on Donald Trump. I'll say it again, Hillary Clinton colluded with a foreign spy and the Kremlin to get negative information on her political opponent in the Presidential race. Nobody says that. That's exactly what happened.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5ZQYNScqh8&t=14m9s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Should MSNBC Lose Their Facebook Page For Russiagate Conspiracy Fake News?"] (Apr 1, 2019) YouTube</ref>}} 
:Dore also said that {{wpl|Robert Mueller}} "should be in prison".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvapuwssM8E&t=5m13s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Mueller’s BullS**t Press Conference Reveals His Dishonesty"] (Jun 4, 2019), YouTube {{quotebox|You have to remember that Robert Mueller is a liar of the first order and he should be in prison himself.}}</ref>
*While the [[police]] in the United States are certainly not above criticism, Dore has made generalisations about police officers that are hyperbolic and inflammatory. He has said that all cops are criminals,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QvwgAmALm4&t=8m12s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Maniac Cop Executes Black Man Who Was Following Orders (Graphic Video)"] (July 8, 2016), YouTube {{quotebox|Cops are frickin’ criminals. We need them and we need to keep them on a short leash. They’re all – all of them, I’m not saying some of them, I’m saying all of them – are criminals.}}</ref> people who become cops never do it for the right reasons,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXbCidEb134&t=3m57s ''The Young Turks'': "Occupy Protester Convicted For Elbowing A Cop"] (May 6, 2014), YouTube</ref> and that heads of police unions are worse than any [[ISIS]] terrorist.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QvwgAmALm4&t=13m22s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Maniac Cop Executes Black Man Who Was Following Orders (Graphic Video)"] (July 8, 2016), YouTube</ref> Along with these generalisations, Dore's views on the police are occasionally conspiratorial. In November 2014, Dore endorsed the conspiracy theory that police in Ferguson, in a false flag operation, deliberately started fires in order to blame the crowd.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zvmJZ7QnS4 ''The Rubin Report'': "Ferguson: What Happens Next? Part 2"] (November 26, 2014), YouTube {{quotebox|'''Jimmy Dore''': [[Argument from ignorance|Until I'm proven wrong]], I say that half those fires, those 13 fires, I'm gonna say about half of them were insurance fires and the other half were started by the cops.

'''Dave Rubin''': Even though you have no evidence, but you're willing to...

'''Jimmy Dore''': [[Argument from ignorance|Well I don't have any evidence ''otherwise.'']]}} {{quotebox|You really don't think the cops would start fires to blame it on the crowd on purpose? Is that really crazy?}}</ref>
*Dore has said he doesn't feel good about [[water fluoridation]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqUj-nNsuZ0&t=2m30s ''The Progressive Voice'': "Jimmy Dore's Creepy Fetish For Conspiracy Theories (Vegas Shooting, Fluoride In Water, 9/11, MORE)"] (December 9, 2018), YouTube. {{quotebox|'''Zamorano:''' Liam says "Jimmy, what's your opinion on fluoride in the water?"<br>'''Dore:''' I don't appreciate it. I don't like them putting chemicals in the water except chemicals that make it clean. I don't need them doing that. Don't do that because then it leads to people to be suspicious. Just don't, there's got to be better ways. What do you think about it?<br>'''Zamorano:''' Fluoride? In the water?<br>'''Dore:''' In the water. I don't feel good about it. Does that make me crazy?<br>'''Zamorano:''' Why do I need fluoride in the water?<br>'''Dore:''' Why do I need fluoride in the water?}}</ref><ref name="dore fluoride"/>
*Dore has said the ''[[New York Times]]'',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mO21cnf1sw&t=23m18s ''The Young Turks'': "BUSTED: US Found Using Russian Tactics"] (Jan 13, 2019), YouTube.</ref> the ''[[Washington Post]]'',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-0azixYbx8&t=16m20s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "NBC’s Jawdropping McCarthyite Smear of Tulsi Gabbard"] (Feb 5, 2019), YouTube.</ref> NBC,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-0azixYbx8&t=17m40s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "NBC’s Jawdropping McCarthyite Smear of Tulsi Gabbard"] (Feb 5, 2019), YouTube.</ref> and journalist {{wpl|Jonathan Capehart}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4oSBIWPzY&t=2m30s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Millionaire Journo Dismisses Regular People’s Money Problems"] (Dec 30, 2018), YouTube.</ref> are the "enemy of the people."
*In February 2019, Dore paraphrased a quote from [[Kevin Alfred Strom|Kevin Strom]], a [[neo-Nazi]] and [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]],<ref name="strom"/> to defend [[Ilhan Omar]] from allegations of [[antisemitism]]:
{{sbs|nofill=TRUE|1=<br>{{cquote|So there's so much crazy stuff going on. The Ilhan Omar... I'm saying her name correctly? So it's the ultimate irony of she criticises {{wpl|American Israel Public Affairs Committee|AIPAC}} because they have a control on our government and she immediately is rebuked overboard and pummelled for it widely immediately, and I don't know if you remember that saying – and viciously – and there's a saying, maybe I'll butcher it, but it's "if you want to know who rules over you, it's who you're not allowed to criticise."|||Jimmy Dore<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2K2njfLDKs&t=36s ''Kid Showbusiness'': "Aggressive Progressives Highlights (2-12-19)"] (Feb 14, 2019), YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpioqiyUPr8&t=1m48s ''The Young Turks'': "YouTube Is Cracking Down On Conspiracy Videos"] (Feb 16, 2019), YouTube.</ref>}}|2=<br>{{cquote|To determine the true rulers of any society, all you must do is ask yourself this question: who is it that I am not permitted to criticise?|||Kevin Strom<ref name="strom">Hunt, Elle. [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/nov/27/cory-bernardi-mistakenly-quotes-voltaire-on-twitter-with-supposed-neo-nazis-line "Cory Bernardi mistakenly 'quotes' Voltaire on Twitter with neo-Nazi's line"] ''The Guardian''. November 27, 2015.</ref>}}}} 
:Dore did this again in March 2019 on RT America:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc3559d6cX8&t=4m54s ''RT America'': "Netanyahu Indictments and Government Spying with Jimmy Dore"] (Mar 22, 2019), YouTube</ref>
{{quotebox|'''Brigida Santos''': Israel's alleged crimes against Palestinian civilians are being exposed here and yet it’s still taboo for people like Ilhan Omar to call out Israel in America. Why is that?<br>'''Dore''': Why is it? It’s because same reason why you can’t mention why Phil Donahue was fired from MSNBC on MSNBC. The reason is because the Israeli lobby controls our Congress and our politicians. Just look what happened to Ilhan Omar recently. All she did was just mention it and instead of us talking about the control that the AIPAC lobby has on our politics in the United States we ended up talking about her and whether she was anti-Semitic for pointing out that lobbying groups use money to control politicians, which is a fact. Which is a fact that the [[Wall Street Journal]] agrees with. Which is a fact that AIPAC brags about. So why is that? It’s because they own our politicians and if you mention that fact you’re called anti-Semitic in the United States because if you want to know who rules over you just find out who you’re not allowed to criticise.}}
*In May 2019, Dore said "[[Antisemitism|the Jewish lobby buying our politicians]]" is a "100% accurate fact":
{{quotebox|'''Dore:''' Do you remember how the world stopped when Ilhan Omar said something about the Jewish lobby buying our politicians, which is a hundred percent accurate fact.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwt9edqH82Y&t=4m36s ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Politico Reminds Us Jews Are Cheap & So Is Bernie!"] (May 29, 2019) YouTube</ref>}}
*In January 2021, Dore invited a socialist to his program with the false pretense of discussing workers strikes, but instead promoted the agenda of fostering a [[Horseshoe theory|Red-Brown alliance]] with the [[Boogaloo boys]]. Dore falsely claimed that Michigan Boogaloo member Magnus Panvidya is an "anarchist"<ref>[https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/1353527176625352705]</ref>, when in reality he participated in the [[2021 U.S. Capitol riot]] and a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. When the socialist rightfully objected and pointed out that the Boogaloo boys are a far-right, anti-government group pretending to be anti-police and pro-[[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and should not be given a platform by left-wing movements, Dore went on an expletive rant and accused the socialist of promoting censorship:
{{quotebox|'''Dore:''' He said the Boogaloo Boys were a response to the racist right-wingers. [[Bullshit|They’re not racist right wingers]]! And they’re anti-war and anti-cop! And you still want to s— on these people? [[Irony|You’re not arguing in good will]]. This is f—ing horrible what you’re doing!<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/29/dore-j29.html YouTube personality Jimmy Dore promotes fascist Boogaloo Boy] (28 January 2021) World Socialist Website</ref>}}

=== Anti-vaccine hysteria ===
Dore has been an outspoken critic of COVID-19 vaccines, often promoting misinformation and anti-vaccine rhetoric. He touted [[COVID-19_pandemic#Ivermectin|Ivermectin]] as a "safe and effective" treatment for COVID-19, even calling it a "Nobel Prize Winning" medicine (see [[Association fallacy]]).<ref>https://newrepublic.com/article/163466/ivermectin-culture-war-covid-vaccine</ref> He misrepresented a Harvard Study, falsely claiming it proved vaccines were not effective.<ref>https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/claims-that-a-harvard-study-showed-covid-19-vaccines-are-ineffective-misrepresent-the-conclusions-from-the-authors-fail-to-account-for-the-studys-limitations/</ref> In July of 2021, Dore stated on his show that people were "not allowed to speak out about adverse reactions from the 'experimental' vaccine," referring to the COVID-19 vaccines.<ref>https://twitter.com/highprogressive/status/1417283272204300289?s=20</ref>

In January 2023, on the Viva and Barnes podcast, hosted by two right-wing, conspiracy-hawking lawyers, Dore claimed the COVID vaccine "causes more myocarditis than COVID does".<ref>https://twitter.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1619033977784012801</ref>

During the summer of 2023, Dore spotlighted "mainstream" celebrities who he believed would permanently stop people from taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Both of the "A-list" celebrities he highlighted—{{wpl|Rob Schneider}} and {{wpl|Dana Carvey}}—had long been past their prime when he promoted their anti-vaccine narratives. Rob Schneider, whose career has been in steady decline since the box office failure of the first ''{{wpl|Norm of the North}}'' film, had only one recent project of note at the time: a conservative rip-off of the popular Australian cartoon ''{{wpl|Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey}}''. Dana Carvey's time in the Hollywood spotlight ended with the notorious 2002 box office flop ''{{wpl|The Master of Disguise}}''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVjXOUl68V8</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iElSovzJ5U</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1674438180450467841</ref>

In December 2023, Dore claimed that many people thanked him for stopping them from getting "poisoned" by the COVID-19 vaccine.<ref>https://x.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1727502597668655314</ref> Despite his frequent criticism of "Big Pharma," Dore has focused more on vaccines (which are widely recognized as safe and effective) than on the opioid epidemic, which now kills over 100,000 Americans per year. Although Big Pharma profits from the deadly opioid epidemic, Dore rarely addresses it.<ref>https://x.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1734235417638543363</ref>

In January 2024, Dore appeared with Pierre Kory (a major peddler of anti-vaccine and pro-ivermectin misinformation) on his show and claimed that Dr. Fauci had killed more people than Adolf Hitler, stating, "that's not hyperbole".<ref>https://twitter.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1750950054695960783</ref>

In February 2024, Dore falsely claimed that more Americans had been killed by the COVID-19 vaccine than in combat during the Vietnam War.<ref>https://x.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1753229414895423808</ref> He also claimed in April 2024 that the polio vaccine caused polio and was responsible for the polio found in New York waters.<ref>https://x.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1785145317454946810</ref>

In May 2024, Dore compared those skeptical of his claims of being "vaccine-injured" to those who covered up the news of Catholic priests sexually abusing children.<ref>https://x.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1792329826889822559</ref>

On June 15, 2024, Dore retweeted a post by alternative medicine advocate Dr. Pierre Kory, MD MPA, which falsely claimed that vaccines in general are lethal to toddlers.<ref>https://x.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1802195823218065800</ref> Just days later, on June 18, 2024, Dore falsely linked COVID-19 vaccines to Alzheimer's disease.<ref>https://x.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1803288256844538133</ref>

===Sexual harassment===
Dore has admitted to sexually harassing Ana Kasparian (the main host and a producer of the online news show [[The Young Turks]]) while making excuses on why he did it and slut shamed her for dressing “inappropriately,” big yikes.<ref> [https://youtu.be/KcIJIPu0Ok4 Jimmy Dore LAUGHS As He Admits To Sexually Harassing Ana Kasparian
]</ref> He has revealed to making inappropriate sexual comments about Kasparian "ass" and subjected her to social humiliation in front of her coworkers. Dore was defended by the [[Neo-Nazism | Neo-Nazi]] "paper" ''[[The Daily Stormer]]''.<ref> [https://twitter.com/themattdimitri/status/1404916463320797191 Neo-Nazi hate site The Daily Stormer defends Jimmy Dore's sexual harassment of Ana Kasparian.]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Appeal_to_the_minority#Second-option_bias|Second-option bias]] – Dore relies heavily on this to make his arguments look sound.
*[[Jill Stein]] – Dore endorsed Stein during her 2016 presidential bid and has used his show to promote her platform.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6e1U0Nkmjg ''Aggressive Progressives'' on The Young Turks: "Why A Third Party Vote Is NOT A Wasted Vote In 2016"] (Oct 23, 2016), YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuLETr_uL0A&t=16m29s ''Redacted Tonight'' on RT: "(67) Jimmy Dore Joins Lee Camp To Discuss Why They’re Both Attacked By The Media"] (Jun 29, 2017), YouTube</ref> He unironically believed that she could have won the 2016 election.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN30f-bkUXM ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "President Jill Stein? It's More Possible Than They Want You Believe"] (Aug 2, 2016), YouTube</ref> Unsurprisingly, she, too, shares the same conspiratorial viewpoints as Dore. They're also both apologists for [[Fidel Castro]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSoHml9zHrY ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Despite US Propaganda, Fidel Castro Beloved Worldwide"] (Nov 30, 2016)</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K1C6SxQiG4 ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Human Rights Watch Slams Cuba For Brutalities The United States Does"] (Dec 1, 2016), YouTube</ref>
*[[Glenn Beck]] – His [[Tea Party]] counterpart. Both have spread anti-Clinton conspiracies and fake news stories during the 2016 election. However unlike Dore, Beck was (at least until inauguration) against a Trump presidency.
*[[Tulsi Gabbard]] – a fan of Dore.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIb2lmHgd5s&t=19m58s ''PowerfulJRE'': "Joe Rogan Experience #1170 - Tulsi Gabbard"] (Sep 10, 2018), YouTube. {{quotebox|When you look at, you know, guys like Jimmy Dore for example. You know, Jimmy Dore talks about a lot of things that you'll never hear if you flick on the TV, on the cable news channels, and has very interesting conversations. And again, bringing facts and different things to life that people don't otherwise feel like they have access to.}}</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1094673776434966528 Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard):] "Jimmy Dore @jimmy_dore keeping it real: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWfwqxwSUF8 Tulsi Gabbard Smears Debunked]" Twitter. February 10, 2019.</ref>
*[[Ron Paul]] – a guest on Dore's show. Dore described Paul as "one of the premier fighters, or the premier fighter, for liberty in the United States."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4khUAZN9F0 ''The Jimmy Dore Show'': "Ron Paul Talks Julian Assange, Trump, And Iran"] (Jun 28, 2019), YouTube </ref>
*[[Dave Rubin]] – another embarrassing former TYT contributor

==External links==
*[https://jimmydorecomedy.com/ Official website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/thejimmydoreshow/about YouTube page]
*[https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Twitter page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow/ Facebook page]
*[https://www.instagram.com/thejimmydoreshow/ Instagram page]

==Notes==
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