Meghan Markle Pregnancy Truthers

While the rest of the world speculated over Kate Middleton’s whereabouts this spring, why was an old conspiracy theory about the Meghan Markle suddenly trending on X (formerly Twitter)? Royal reporter Ellie Hall unravels the YouTube community committed to exposing their “Duchess of Deception,” from claims that Meghan faked her pregnancies to masterminding the #WhereIsKate PR crisis. Scholar Moya Bailey also connects the dots between the misogynoir targeting Meghan, Serena Williams’ life-threatening childbirth and everyday Black women’s pregnancy experiences. Chapters: (00:00) Kate Middleton's Health Crisis & Royal PR Disaster (01:58) The Venn Diagram of Meghan Markle Truthers (02:49) British Tabloids and Libel Laws (05:50) Royal Family's Relationship with the Press (07:22) Meghan Markle's Negative Press (12:16) The Birth of Meghan Markle Pregnancy Truthers (26:08) Misogynoir and Meghan Markle (29:32) #WhereIsKate (34:16) Conclusion and Final Thoughts Episode 6 sources and transcript. Support the show and join The Cabal! . . . Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production, created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. It's produced by Lushik Lotus-Lee and engineered by Ameeta Ganatra. Sound credit: Setuniman via freesound.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.