In the 1940s, foreign actors peddled disinformation and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories to a receptive public.
In March 1942, a new nightly radio show hit the American airwaves. The stated goal of Station Debunk was to correct all the lies getting tossed around about America’s involvement in the war. But the real story was a whole lot stranger and more devious than it appeared.Derek John is senior supervising producer of narrative podcasts and Merritt Jacob is senior technical director.
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