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In June 2008, Dice launched a campaign called "Operation Inform the Soldiers" to urge people to send letters and [[DVD]]s to troops stationed in Iraq supporting a [[9/11 conspiracy theories|conspiracy theory]] that the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001 were an "inside job".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/06/10/group-plans-to-send-letters-to-troops-in-iraq-on-how-us-government-planned-11|title=Group Plans to Send Letters to Troops in Iraq on How U.S. Government Planned 9/11|publisher=Foxnews.com|date=2008-06-10|accessdate=2013-12-21}}</ref> "People want the facts. The Marines are hungry for the truth—what got them there [in Iraq], why are they risking their lives—and we're going to help them understand that", he told [[Fox News]]. In reaction, syndicated talk show host [[Michael Reagan]] commented on-air that Dice should be found and tried for [[treason]] and said, "How about you take Mark Dice out and put him in the middle of a firing range. Tie him to a post, don't blindfold him, let it rip and have some fun with Mark Dice." Reagan added that he would pay for the bullets.<ref name="fair"/> Reagan apologized for his comments the following week.<ref name="fair">{{cite web|url=http://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/talk-show-host-calls-for-murder|title=Action Alert: Talk Show Host Calls for Murder|accessdate=2008-06-27|publisher=[[Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting]]|date=2008-06-24}}</ref> Progressive advocacy group [[Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting]] (FAIR) described the incident as part of a broader pattern by Reagan of advocating for murder, and it called on its readers to ask [[Radio America (United States)|Radio America]], Reagan's syndicator, to explain whether it permitted its hosts to "call for murder on the air."<ref name="fair"/>
In June 2008, Dice launched a campaign called "Operation Inform the Soldiers" to urge people to send letters and [[DVD]]s to troops stationed in Iraq supporting a [[9/11 conspiracy theories|conspiracy theory]] that the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001 were an "inside job".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/06/10/group-plans-to-send-letters-to-troops-in-iraq-on-how-us-government-planned-11|title=Group Plans to Send Letters to Troops in Iraq on How U.S. Government Planned 9/11|publisher=Foxnews.com|date=2008-06-10|accessdate=2013-12-21}}</ref> "People want the facts. The Marines are hungry for the truth—what got them there [in Iraq], why are they risking their lives—and we're going to help them understand that", he told [[Fox News]]. In reaction, syndicated talk show host [[Michael Reagan]] commented on-air that Dice should be found and tried for [[treason]] and said, "How about you take Mark Dice out and put him in the middle of a firing range. Tie him to a post, don't blindfold him, let it rip and have some fun with Mark Dice." Reagan added that he would pay for the bullets.<ref name="fair"/> Reagan apologized for his comments the following week.<ref name="fair">{{cite web|url=http://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/talk-show-host-calls-for-murder|title=Action Alert: Talk Show Host Calls for Murder|accessdate=2008-06-27|publisher=[[Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting]]|date=2008-06-24}}</ref> Progressive advocacy group [[Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting]] (FAIR) described the incident as part of a broader pattern by Reagan of advocating for murder, and it called on its readers to ask [[Radio America (United States)|Radio America]], Reagan's syndicator, to explain whether it permitted its hosts to "call for murder on the air."<ref name="fair"/>


=== Amazon reviews ===
The review credibility site Reviewmeta.com rated reviews for ''The True Story of Fake News'' (2017) a "Fail", citing certain metrics like posting rate.<ref>https://reviewmeta.com/amazon/B0774LKXW9</ref>
===Twitter suspension===
===Twitter suspension===
In April 2018 Twitter suspended dice's twitter account after he called Homosexuality a mental illness. <ref>https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-suspends-right-wing-commentator-mark-dice-for-saying-transsexualism</ref>
In April 2018 Twitter suspended dice's twitter account after he called Homosexuality a mental illness. <ref>https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-suspends-right-wing-commentator-mark-dice-for-saying-transsexualism</ref>

Revision as of 12:04, 15 February 2019

Mark Dice
Dice in October 2009
Born
Mark Shouldice[1]

(1977-12-21) December 21, 1977 (age 46)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCalifornia State University (BCJ)[2]

Mark Shouldice (born December 21, 1977), known by the pseudonym Mark Dice, is an American YouTube personality,[3] conspiracy theorist,[4] and author.[5]

He is known for his conspiracy theories about secret societies, Satanists, and the Illuminati control of the world.[5][6][7][8] Dice has also attracted criticism and attention for his claim that the United States government orchestrated the September 11 attacks.

Career

In 2009, he published The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction, discussing the possibility of an Illuminati secret society.[9] In 2010, The History Channel series Decoded featured Dice who met with the show's investigators to discuss the Illuminati secret society.[10] In 2015, Los Angeles Times sports columnist Kevin Baxter derided Dice for his theory that Katy Perry was Satanic, and his theory that the Super Bowl halftime shows were elaborate Illuminati rituals.[11] In 2017, Teen Vogue reported that he had stirred up fans of the Korean pop group BTS by insulting them and their performance at the American Music Awards.[12]

Dice has also produced a series of YouTube videos in which he asks people in public places to sign satirical petitions, such as repealing the Bill of Rights "for Obama" and granting then President Barack Obama immunity from any and all crimes he commits while in office.[13][14][15]

Controversies

Michael Reagan

In June 2008, Dice launched a campaign called "Operation Inform the Soldiers" to urge people to send letters and DVDs to troops stationed in Iraq supporting a conspiracy theory that the September 11 attacks in 2001 were an "inside job".[16] "People want the facts. The Marines are hungry for the truth—what got them there [in Iraq], why are they risking their lives—and we're going to help them understand that", he told Fox News. In reaction, syndicated talk show host Michael Reagan commented on-air that Dice should be found and tried for treason and said, "How about you take Mark Dice out and put him in the middle of a firing range. Tie him to a post, don't blindfold him, let it rip and have some fun with Mark Dice." Reagan added that he would pay for the bullets.[17] Reagan apologized for his comments the following week.[17] Progressive advocacy group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) described the incident as part of a broader pattern by Reagan of advocating for murder, and it called on its readers to ask Radio America, Reagan's syndicator, to explain whether it permitted its hosts to "call for murder on the air."[17]

Twitter suspension

In April 2018 Twitter suspended dice's twitter account after he called Homosexuality a mental illness. [18]

Wikipedia

In 2019, Dice complained on his YouTube channel that his Wikipedia page was biased and out-of-date. He was subsequently blocked from editing Wikipedia.[19]

Green deal

In February 2019 Dice was accused of falsifying an image of the proposed “Green New Deal” legislation to say that men should recycle their urine to be used in preparing drinks. This was not in fact part of the proposal and had been faked by Dice.[20] In a separate post he claimed it included two more false claims, provision for how often to flush the toilet, and provisions for free massage chairs. [21]

Selected bibliography

  • The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction (2009)
  • The True Story of Fake News (2017)

References

  1. ^ San Diego County Assessor Recorder County Clerk. Retrieved 2016-08-29
  2. ^ "Inside the Illuminati: Evidence, Objectives, and Methods of Operation - Mark Dice - Google Books". Google Books. 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ^ Wnedling, Mike (October 19, 2016). "'Black people don't like Trump' video was staged". BBC.
  4. ^ Newton Lee (23 October 2016). Google It: Total Information Awareness. Springer. p. 526. ISBN 978-1-4939-6415-4. [C]elebrity conspiracy theorists like Mark Dice[...]
  5. ^ a b Tavernise, Sabrina (6 December 2016). "As Fake News Spreads Lies, More Readers Shrug at the Truth". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Lee, Benjamin (4 November 2016). "Marina Abramović mention in Podesta emails sparks accusations of satanism" (Republican author Mark Dice tweeted: "I am now accepting apologies from everyone who said I was crazy for writing books about how the Establishment are Satanists"). The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Sykes, Leslie (May 17, 2009). "Angels & Demons Causing Serious Controversy". KFSN-TV/ABC News. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Mark dice is founder of "the resistance" a Christian group that contends the movie is a fraud, aimed at covering up the existence of a secret society called the illuminati. "The illuminati is a real, mafia organization that is operating today. Many would say that the illuminati were instrumental in insuring that the 9/11 attacks happened, that they are behind the banking collapse that everybody is facing." Said mark dice. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ D'Addario, Daniel (January 24, 2013). "The music world's fake Illuminati". Salon.
  9. ^ Carla Hinton (May 9, 2009). "Book Sheds Light on Illuminati". The Oklahoman. Friday's premiere of the suspense thriller Angels & Demons, based on Dan Brown's book of the same name, may spark interest in a secret society central to the movie's plot. So says Mark Dice of San Diego, author of the new book Illuminati: Facts and Fiction. Dice, 31, said historians and scholars agree that the Illuminati organization was created in Bavaria, Germany, in the late 1700s, but there continues to be a debate about whether the group completely disbanded when its sinister plans were discovered by authorities, and its members were exposed more than 200 years ago. Here, Dice discusses his book on the Illuminati, a group featured prominently in Angels and Demons.
  10. ^ The History Channel (December 2010). "Brad Meltzer's Decoded – Statue of Liberty". History.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015. Dice appears in the 44-minute segment from 20:32 to 26:07.
  11. ^ "NFL's latest conspiracy? It's Katy Perry". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  12. ^ Elizabeth, De (November 25, 2017). "BTS Fans Respond to YouTuber Who Insulted Their AMAs Performance". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  13. ^ Chasmar, Jessca. "Video: San Diegans eager to sign petition allowing Karl Marx to succeed Obama in 2016". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2019-02-03. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ Fox and Friends (April 17, 2013). "People Signing Away Rights to 'Support Obama'? Yep".
  15. ^ "Californians sign sham petition supporting 'Obama's preemptive nuclear strike' against Russia". The Washington Times. June 11, 2015. Article discussing one of Dice's petition YouTube videos that went viral.
  16. ^ "Group Plans to Send Letters to Troops in Iraq on How U.S. Government Planned 9/11". Foxnews.com. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  17. ^ a b c "Action Alert: Talk Show Host Calls for Murder". Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  18. ^ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-suspends-right-wing-commentator-mark-dice-for-saying-transsexualism
  19. ^ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/14/mark-dice-battles-wikipedia-conservative-youtube-p/
  20. ^ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/green-new-deal-recycle-urine/
  21. ^ https://secondnexus.com/news/aoc-green-new-deal-fake-news/
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