Rogan promoted the conspiracy theory that Epps was an “agent provocateur” for the feds, a baseless claim that has led to a defamation suit against Fox News.

Rogan promoted the conspiracy theory that Epps was an “agent provocateur” for the feds, a baseless claim that has led to a defamation suit against Fox News.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    242·
    1 year ago

    Look up the Dunning Kruger Effect.

    The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias[2] whereby people with low ability, expertise, or experience regarding a type of task or area of knowledge tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge.

    • Madison420@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 year ago

      I think it’s less that and more he found out a profitable base and pandered to it. He’s not an idiot he has a great PR team it’s how a b list star from news radio and bad comedian managed to get and keep attention and make iirc hundreds of millions at this point.