The Culture War Podcast with Tim Pool

Inside The Leftist PSYOP To Divide Christianity

May 12, 2026
Wade Searle, a recent Catholic convert and LifeSite News correspondent covering media and Pentagon matters, breaks down coordinated narratives aimed at confusing Catholic voters. He discusses false claims about public figures, targeted disinformation campaigns, efforts like 'Catholics for Harris,' and why political operatives focus on practicing Catholics. The conversation highlights tactics used to sway religious communities.
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Liberal Catholic Misinformation Campaign

  • Christopher Hale spreads repeated false narratives to confuse Catholics about politics.
  • Wade Searle cites Hale's Rubio-Mormon claim and the false Elbridge Colby–Vatican threat as key examples of deliberate misinformation.
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Misinformation Aims To Shift Catholic Voting

  • The goal behind these false stories is to misalign and confuse Catholics into supporting Democrats or abstaining.
  • Searle points to Hale's 'Catholics for Harris' work and his stated intent to provide permission structures for voting Democrat.
ANECDOTE

Hale's Political Background And Funding

  • Christopher Hale previously worked in the Obama-Biden White House and ran unsuccessfully for Congress.
  • Searle references Hale's congressional site where he called Roe v. Wade a guarantee of reproductive choice and his group funded by Soros' Open Society Institute.
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