Jim Cliff Podcast Appearances

481: 2000 Mules

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:36:05 GMT

This week, we figured you might not be thinking about election related stuff enough. So we invited Jim and Mark from the Fallacious Trump podcast on to talk about what might just have been the wrongest movie we've ever seen.
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Skepticamp 2025 — Talk 01 — Suspicious Minds: The Predictable Irrationality of The Traitors — Jim Cliff

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:34:45 GMT

This audio is a part of the Skepticamp 2025, that happened in front of a live audience on October 24th 2025 in Mercure Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester and was live streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/sitp/

About the talk: With stressful competition and very little actual evidence to go on, TV smash hit The Traitors is a masterclass of flawed reasoning and leaps of logic. In this talk, Jim will look at some of the shakiest arguments contestants across the world rely on when hunting traitors, to see if we can learn from their mistakes.

About the speaker: Jim is one of the hosts of the Fallacious Trump podcast, where he and co-host Mark Levermore explain logical fallacies using examples from Trump (as well as pop culture and UK politics)

The music used in this episode is by Thula Borah and is used with permission.

Episode 801: 2000 Mules and One Big Lie, Eve of the Election

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:31:58 GMT

Kamala Harris' Crowd Size Crushes Previous Record With Ellipse Speech - Newsweek Optimism From Hillary Clinton and Darkness From Donald Trump at Campaign's End - The New York Times Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report Amazon.com: 2000 Mules and One Big Lie: A Stubborn Conspiracy Theory eBook Fallacious Trump

Self Publishing Spotlight 045: Jim Cliff

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:44:46 GMT

Jim Cliff is under the spotlight this week - Author of a number of detective fiction and non-fiction books

EU Regulations on Cabbages / Paracetamol on the NHS / MP's on Brexit

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:43:35 GMT

AKA: In her latest feature-length film, Tracy Beaker struggles with Land mines for the first time.

This week Al is joined by Jim Cliff from the Fallacious Trump podcast as they discuss 9 things women couldn't do in 1971, the EU regulations on Cabbages, the money spent on the Amazon wildfires compared with the film Venom, Wall Street's historical "border wall" to keep out the English, the NHS spend on paracetamol and everyone's favourite topic... Brexit!

Plus find out which recent fact the podcast got wrong and see how Jim does on the new Fact Check leaderboard!

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S01E23.5 - Fallacious Margo (BONUS EPISODE)

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:42:40 GMT

In this bonus episode, we welcome Jim Cliff, show host of the superb 'Fallacious Trump' podcast and expert on logical fallacies (errors in reasoning which result in invalid arguments).

Jim kindly takes the time to help Eggs see the wide and varied ways in which Margo engages in logical fallacies, including the 'Straw Man', 'appeal to emotion' and 'ad hominem' to name but a few!

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2000 mules and one big lie: A stubborn conspiracy theory – Jim Cliff

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:34:42 GMT

In May 2022, conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza released 2000 Mules, a film which attempts to show that the 2020 US election was stolen by Democrats, and to provide a mechanism by which this took place – a coordinated effort to ‘harvest’ ballots and distribute them around ballot drop boxes in battleground states using paid ‘mules’. The film is based largely on assumptions, anomaly hunting, assertions without evidence and previously debunked claims. Where evidence is presented it has frequently been misinterpreted or taken out of context, or simply doesn’t support the conclusions the filmmakers claim. This talk provides a brief window into Jim’s obsession with debunking the film’s fractal wrongness.

Jim Cliff is an author, video editor, and former BBFC examiner who’s always been fascinated in why people believe crazy things. He’s the producer and host of the podcast Fallacious Trump, where he and other host Mark explain logical fallacies using examples from Trump, pop culture and British politics. If he gets his arse in gear, his latest book, 2000 Mules and One Big Lie, will be released at the beginning of September.

The music used in this episode is by Thula Borah and is used with permission.

Unravelling Logical Fallacies: A Deep Dive into Politics and Critical Thinking with Fallacious Trump Podcast Hosts, Jim and Mark

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:33:02 GMT

Get ready for an intellectual and hilarious journey through the realm of reason and fallacy! I promise by the end of this episode, you'll have a solid understanding of how logical fallacies are woven into our discourse and how to sidestep these reasoning pitfalls. Join us as we chat with Jim Cliff and Mark Levermore, the brilliant minds behind the popular podcast Fallacious Trump. We explore the fascinating world of logical fallacies and discuss how they are used, and sometimes misused in politics and pop culture.

We dive deep into the discussion about the intricate relation between logical fallacies and cognitive biases. The pair also take us back in time, tracing the history of these fallacies and their continuous identification in the present era. With figures like Donald Trump making these fallacies more apparent, the discussion becomes even more captivating. Moreover, we explore the critical role of education in shaping our ability to spot these reasoning errors. Comedy, social media, and their relationship with the spread of misinformation also find a place in our discussion.

Lastly, we dissect how logical fallacies are utilised in political discourse. We scrutinise examples from both UK and US politics, including Boris Johnson's 'bent bananas' statement and Trump's endorsement of Hydroxychloroquine as a 'cure' for Covid 19. Our conversation underscores the crucial role of critical thinking in discerning and avoiding these fallacies in our discussions. So, tune in for a lively, enlightening, and educative chat that'll leave you equipped with the tools to navigate the world of reasoning more effectively.

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