# Why does everything feel broken? How newsmakers use sabotage methods to undermine your confidence in your government

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Podcast: [Unspun](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unspun-6601575)
Published: 2026-07-28T12:06:17+00:00
Episode link: https://mswmedia.com/show/unspun/
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## Resource

There was a secret playbook for destroying governments and newsmakers use some of the same tactics on YOU right now. What if the chaos in your government isn't an accident? In 1944, the OSS (now the CIA) wrote a classified manual teaching resistance fighters how to dismantle a Nazi occupation from within. Today, those same tactics are being used by governments, politicians and would-be authoritarians,and it's working. In this episode of UnSpun, DrSturg goes over the 5 sabotage strategies straight from the now declassified Simple Sabotage Field Manual. Learn what to look for with examples from recent news. LINKS The declassified OSS sabotage manual JD Vance tweet with false information about immigrants eating pets Follow Dr. Sturg BlueSky - Prof. Amanda Sturgill (@DrSturg) Websites - Sturg says | Unspun’s Substack Questions and Tips TheUnspunPodcast@gmail.com Dr. Sturg’s Books Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News We are #AltGov: Inside the Resistance on Social Media Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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