Emma Thorne -- Blaire White: The Art of Misinformation

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Blaire White is a popular YouTuber with a history of spreading misinformation, particularly about prominent trans people. Let's take a look at her latest hit piece, debunk the falsehoods, discuss the use of bad sources and talk about why this matters.
CW: Discussions of assault, r*pe, drug trafficking, transphobia


UPDATE -- Added Timecodes

Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
02:21 History of misinformation
04:08 Eli Erlick
06:08 Blaire White's Video Starts
07:51 Drug Trafficking allegation
17:11 The First Lie
28:01 Identifying Demonisation
30:58 Likely Fake Tweets as Sources
33:24 Blaire's Reporting Hurts Victims
36:06 Hypocracy of calling out "Bias"
38:59 Why Align with Bigots?
40:26 Awful Advice- Contacting the Cops
42:32 Posing Opinion as Fact
47:01 Why does this matter?
49:51 The Reporting In Summary