{
  "series": "Right-wing media as democracy threat",
  "created": "2026-08-25",
  "episodes": [
    {"ep": 1, "slug": "breitbart",  "outlet": "Breitbart",       "why": "Big-player amplifier. Systematically laundered election denial and anti-immigrant framing into mainstream conservative consciousness. Receipt: https://mediamatters.org/breitbart"},
    {"ep": 2, "slug": "liberty_daily", "outlet": "Liberty Daily",  "why": "Aggregator model. Repackages far-right content into daily outrage posts that feed conspiracy spread. Receipt: https://mediamatters.org/liberty-daily"},
    {"ep": 3, "slug": "oann",        "outlet": "One America News Network", "why": "Direct conspiracy amplification. Broadcasts Trump election fraud claims and January 6 false-flag narratives. Receipt: https://www.propublica.org/article/one-america-news-trump-jan-6"},
    {"ep": 4, "slug": "gateway_pundit", "outlet": "The Gateway Pundit", "why": "Election-denial and January 6 propaganda hub; spread baseless fraud claims and smeared election workers. Receipt: https://mediamatters.org/gateway-pundit and https://www.justsecurity.org/81831/trumps-lawyers-are-being-held-accountable-for-election-lies/"},
    {"ep": 5, "slug": "newsmax",     "outlet": "Newsmax",          "why": "Mainstream pipeline for Trump election-fraud narrative; platformed guests pushing conspiracy. Receipt: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/27/newsmax-issues-retraction-and-apology-to-dominion-election-company-over-election-stories"},
    {"ep": 6, "slug": "real_americas_voice", "outlet": "Real America's Voice", "why": "Network where Steve Bannon and others push direct election-denial content; targeted stop-the-steal audiences. Receipt: https://mediamatters.org/real-americas-voice"},
    {"ep": 7, "slug": "the_blaze",   "outlet": "The Blaze",        "why": "Long-running amplifier of anti-democratic and conspiratorial content; moves audience from cultural anger into political outrage. Receipt: https://mediamatters.org/blaze"},
    {"ep": 8, "slug": "daily_wire",  "outlet": "Daily Wire",       "why": "High-production right-wing outlet that mainstreams culture-war content and institutional distrust. Receipt: https://mediamatters.org/daily-wire"},
    {"ep": 9, "slug": "rsbn",        "outlet": "Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN)", "why": "Livestream network for rallies; carried pro-Trump misinformation live."},
    {"ep": 10, "slug": "infowars",   "outlet": "Infowars",         "why": "Flagrant conspiracy platform that pushed election fraud and January 6 related narratives."},
    {"ep": 11, "slug": "epoch_times","outlet": "The Epoch Times", "why": "Aligned with far-right agendas and conspiracy content; used by Trump allies to spread misinformation."},
    {"ep": 12, "slug": "townhall",   "outlet": "Townhall",        "why": "Publisher of hard-right columns that normalize authoritarian narratives."},
    {"ep": 13, "slug": "american_greatness", "outlet": "American Greatness", "why": "Intellectual-sounding right-wing outlet that promoted 'steal' narratives and attacked election integrity bodies."},
    {"ep": 14, "slug": "redstate",   "outlet": "RedState",        "why": "Longstanding conservative outlet that hosts election-denial voices."},
    {"ep": 15, "slug": "daily_caller","outlet": "The Daily Caller","why": "Tabloid-like right-wing aggregator tied to misinformation cycles."}
  ],
  "pattern": "Not all are equally dangerous, but all shifted the Overton window toward anti-democratic norms, normalized stolen-election narratives, or aggregated conspiracy content.",
  "note": "This is a media-criticism series, not a call to censor. The goal is to name amplification mechanics and hold the behavior to receipts, not silence opposition."
}