08x13 - Sponsored content

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Hi there.

Welcome to the show,

Still coming to you from

This blank void.

Which has started to feel a bit

Like home.

And to be honest, it is pretty

Similar to england in that

It's frustratingly white,

Immediately depressing,

And I want to get out of it

As quickly as possible.

Look, it's been another busy

Week.

Cher turned 75, the house voted

To create an independent

No

Commission to investigate

The capitol as*ault, and

The supreme court did this:

The supreme court says it

Will take up the most direct

Challenge to roe vs. Wade

In a generation this fall.

No

At issue, a mississippi law

That would ban almost all

No

Abortions after 15 weeks of

Pregnancy.

It's similar to bans recently

Passed in other conservative

Leaning states, all designed

To get the newly conservative

Supreme court to confront

No

Roe vs. Wade head on.

Yup!

The thing conservatives have

Been trying to do for decades

Now is finally happening.

Rolling back abortion rights

Is pretty much the reason

The country had to watch

A human beer bong scream and

Cry during a job interview,

The reason everyone freaked out

When an 87-year-old woman d*ed,

And the reason why the president

And half his inner circle all

Got covid in the rose garden...

Wasn't that a fun couple of

Days?

All of that was building up to

This depressingly significant

Moment.

And states have been pushing

The envelope hard when it comes

To limiting abortion.

With the latest attempt coming

Just this week in texas.

Texas has just adopted

One of the most restrictive

Anti-abortion laws in the

Nation.

Republican governor greg abbott

Signed the bill yesterday.

It bans the procedure as early

As six weeks into a pregnancy,

Before many women even know

They're pregnant.

Well, that's

Infuriating.

And made somehow even worse

By the fact they seemed to cram

The few women in the room right

Behind abbott and then let what

Can only be described as a

Joseph a. Bank of men fill in

Everywhere else.

You usually don't see that many

Men in suits lined up to

Disappoint women unless

It's the first night of

"The bachelorette."

And for many behind that bill,

Including one of its sponsors,

State senator

Charles schwertner,

Restricting access to abortion

Has long been a priority.

In 2017, he silenced a witness

Testifying against an earlier

Anti-abortion bill so hard,

His gavel broke the glass

Tabletop of his desk.

Take a look.

Sb415 inserts itself into the

Exam room by putting physicians

In the unconscionable position

Of having to deny a woman the

Evidence-based compassionate

Care that results in the fewest

Complications.

I want to remind you all...

Ms. Hennessy...

Especially the doctors on

This committee, that a vote for

This bill puts women's lives...

Thank you,

Ms. Hennessy...

On the line.

Your time is done...

I urge you to stop playing

With reproductive healthcare

As if it's your own political

Puppet.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Your time is done.

Wow.

You know what they say.

Women are too emotional to make

Decisions about their own bodies

...best leave it to a

Level-headed, reasonable man who

Hulks out on his desk at work.

Because just look at what that

f*cking gavel did.

In every way, that is the exact

Opposite of what is meant by

"Breaking the glass ceiling."

And there will clearly be much

More to say on this story as it

Unfolds, but for now, let's try

And take a look at news that

Isn't actively depressing.

And here's one... In

Philadelphia, larry krasner,

The reform d.a., Won a hotly

Contested primary and krasner's

Victory was by no means assured

...the police union backed

His opponent in the primary,

And he's come under att*ck

For bold reforms like vowing to

Never pursue a death sentence,

Reduce the number of people

Sent to prison by seeking

Alternatives to incarceration,

And to stop illegal

Stop-and-frisk,

Reform cash bail, and end the

Abuse of civil asset forfeiture.

Which is a striking set of

Promises, especially coming from

A guy whose face-sweater combo

Whispers, "I've got audiobooks

On vinyl."

Now, krasner still has to face

A republican in the general

Election.

Specifically, this man,

Charles peruto.

Who is a lot.

His platform is the antithesis

Of krasner's.

And he's said, "my first line of

Business is to meet with every

Police captain.

I want to have my wife cook them

Dinner," while also releasing

This video on his website:

I was born and raised in

West philadelphia,



I was born in

A mixed neighborhood.

I loved it.

Ironically enough, the kid

I hung out with every day was

Michael jackson.

He didn't sing but he played

Hoops.

I understand black people just

About as well as a black person,

Not gonna say... I'm not gonna

Say equal, but pretty good.

Okay.

That guy, sitting in that

Office, saying he understands

Black people as well as any

Black person isn't great.

Even if he does slightly walk it

Back by saying, "I'm not gonna

Say equal, but pretty good"...

A level of nuance not seen since

Plessy vs. Ferguson.

The whole video is 35 minutes

Long, and sh*t in a single take,

With real "no one in my family

Wants to listen to me anymore

So they showed me how to use a

Webcam" energy.

And look, peruto is unlikely to

Win.

But he does speak to the

Post-Tr*mp trend where extreme

Cartoonishness isn't a

Deal breaker for candidates...

It's a selling point.

Take missouri's mark mccloskey,

Who you might remember

As the man who pointed a g*n

At black lives matter protesters

While somehow making

A polo shirt slutty.

Well, this week, he declared

His candidacy for senate with

When the angry mob came to

Destroy my house and k*ll my

Family, I took a stand against

Them.

Now I'm asking for the privilege

To take that stand for all of

Us.

I will never back down.

Okay.

Setting aside the fact

Mccloskey looks like what you'd

Get if sean hannity f*cked

A packing peanut... "When the

Mob came to destroy my house and

My family?"

Get over yourself!

Those were protesters walking

Past your yard on their way to

The mayor's house.

No one cared about you until

You started waving g*ns

In their face.

If there are

Nationwide protests against

Racism and your first response

Is "they're coming for me!"

Maybe think about what that says

About you.

And I'd say mccloskey's was

The most ridiculous campaign

Announcement this week,

Were it not for the fact that

Andrew giuliani... Son of rudy

...is now running for governor

Of new york.

And even fox news pointed out,

He's doing so on the thinnest

Possible resume.

One of the things that's

Being asked about you is if

You have the experience

To take on the job of governor.

You worked at the Tr*mp

White house for four years,

And were a professional golfer

Before that.

The truth is, martha, from an

Experience perspective, I may be



Remember, I spent 32 years...

Parts of 32 years... In politics

And in government.

I'm the only announced candidate

That actually has spent parts of

Five decades in politics.

So I may look young, but I

Certainly feel a lot older.

Okay.

There is a lot to take apart and

Put back together there.

One... Do you think you

Look young?

Because if I had to guess

Your age, I'd put you somewhere

Between "unhealthy 45" and

"Lying about an early retirement

To avoid a sexual harassment

Settlement becoming public."

Also, why would you claim to

Have been in politics since you

Were three years old?

Unless you're counting being

Violently held by your father

During his failed 1989 mayoral

Campaign while dressed as

Business chucky.

Are you counting that?

And even calling giuliani

A "professional golfer" needs

More context, because his career

Highlights include being kicked

Off the duke golf team for bad

Behavior like allegedly throwing

An apple into another player's

Face so hard, the apple

Exploded, and then appearing on

A golf-themed reality

Competition called "the big

Break," where he was clearly

Typecast as

"The annoying one."

Andrew giuliani, he's talky.

That's all he does.

I mean, he just... You know,

Kind of talking everyone up,

And you know, being andrew

Pretty much.

I know he was talking a lot.

Nice ball there.

Did that hit the tree?

Did that hit the tree?

That's impressive.

I know a few guys were

Getting irritated, including

Myself.

That's a tree!

You're telling me that's not

A tree right there?

Are you kidding me?

That's totally a tree.

I mean, he would talk to

This... To this... To this door

If it had ears.

He knows he talks too much,

And we all tell him he does but,

It almost makes him... I feel

Like he wants to talk more.

Andrew giuliani is a

Nightmare.

Imagine being the worst person

On a golf reality show.

And it's hard to imagine

Giuliani winning the support of

The entire state of new york

When it seems he can't even

Win the support of all of these

Future absentee fathers.

In other words, his base.

And yes, andrew giuliani's

Ridiculous.

All these candidates are

Ridiculous.

But if the last few years have

Taught us anything, it's that

Ridiculous people can end up

Getting elected.

Just three years ago, we did a

Piece on state attorneys general

...and in it, we highlighted

Angela paxton, the wife of

Texas's a.g.

Just listen to his

Wife, proudly describing

Paxton's love for lawsuits

In what apparently I legally

Have to call "a song."

A few things you can

That woman

Has a g*n, a litigious husband,

And no future in music

Whatsoever.

And I have somehow aged 30 years

Since 2018.

A truly uncomfortable watch

For many reasons.

But not long after that segment

Aired, angela paxton was elected

To the texas state senate.

There she is standing behind

Governor abbott this week as

He signed texas's abortion bill.

The point is, yes, these people

Look like clowns.

They are clowns.

But it's important to remember

That clowns, while funny, are

Also f*cking terrifying.

And this week gave us another

Reminder that, if you're not

Very careful, you can wind up

With a clown car full of them

Making incredibly important

Decisions about your life.

And now, this.

And now...

San francisco city council

Meetings public comments are a

Joy to behold.

Now it is time for public

Comment.

Are there any members of the

Public who would like to address

This board?

Please, no, step forward.

Cheerios.

"Good morning america."

"The view."

What I see here are a number

Of representatives who worship

Lucifer.

Tobacco is great at getting

Bedbugs away from her bed.

People don't realize that.

Feel bad for the district, no

Soup for you.

He has a d*ck.

You have a vag*na.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you, mr. Paulson.

Next speaker, please.

Moving on.

Our main story tonight concerns

Local news.

The trusted place people go to

Find traffic, weather, and here

In new york, the single greatest



City has ever produced.

At 11:00, paying more at the

Grocer but getting less, we'll

Tell you how to get the most!

The f*ck are you doing?

Perfect.

Absolutely perfect.

That is sue simmons, by the way.

She sadly retired in 2012, and

Has been missed every day since.

Because if any city needs

A news anchor with an ability

To say "the f*ck are you

Doing?," It is new york.

We've talked about local news

A lot on this show...

Particularly, regarding just

How important it is to any

Community.

We are constantly featuring

Local news investigations

In our stories.

And it isn't just important

In a civic sense; it's a major

Moneymaker for stations.

Nexstar, one of the biggest

Owners of local stations,

Said they earned nearly half

Their advertising revenue from

Spots aired during local news

Programming.

But the need to both inform a

Community and make money has

Always been tricky to reconcile

...as you can tell from this



Channel 11 news.

In chicago, today,

A white mob threw rocks and

Bottles at civil rights

Demonstrators.

That story after this message

About mash's ham.

He's a lover.

No, not the kind you're

Thinking of.

He's a ham lover.

And all ham lovers know that

Mash's hams are the best you

Can buy.

Okay, that is a very

Awkward transition to have to

Make.

To go from teasing a story about

A r*cist mob with a mash's ham

Logo on your desk, to a man who

Is... No matter what he says...

Definitely f*cking that ham.

Which is absurd.

Why would you do that,

When instead, you could be

f*cking honeysuckle white's

Fresh ground turkey?

The only ground turkey that's



Get your f*ck fill

With honeysuckle.

Now, clearly, maintaining

Journalistic independence

From advertisers is critically

Important.

So important, in fact, it's

Frequently referred to as the

"Church-state wall."

And the fcc has rules requiring

Broadcast stations to announce

When content has been sponsored

Or paid for in any way.

Unfortunately, many local

Stations have either completely

Broken those rules, or violated

The spirit of them, through

A practice known as

"Sponsored content."

It's where advertising is

Blended directly into the

Broadcasts, and it's both

More widespread, and harder to

Detect, than you might realize.

So tonight, let's talk about

Sponsored content.

And let's start with the stuff

That seems essentially harmless:

People getting paid to hawk

Products on tv.

There's an industry of lifestyle

Experts that do this.

Here is one of them explaining

The process to potential

Clients.

Brandigration is where a

Brand, its product, and the

Messaging are all worked

Together within the content of

A show in a pre-planned manner.

With so many shows offering

Integrated content, it can

Be hard to choose.

But let's start with local,

Okay?

We have a method that helps

Me get interviews in a snap.

Hi, michelle!

Hey there, jer-bear!

Hi, michelle!

Hey, girl, how you doing?

See?

In an instant, we have access

To shows across the nation

That are ready for your

Content.

Wow.

I gotta say, that is pretty

Impressive.

The only person I can summon

With a snap of my fingers is

George clooney.

Watch.

There he is.

Hello?

Hey, george!

How are you doing?

Uhhh...

I'm doing fine.

What are you doing?

I'm just showing people

How I can summon you with a

Simple snap of my fingers.

I'm eating dinner.

I gave you this power to use in

A limited capacity, john.

Understood, george.

Bye!

Bye.

See?

The system works!

But the truth is, michelle

Didn't just have the power

To make people appear out of

Thin air.

She also, crucially, had the

Power to make them play along

As she hawked horrifying

Products like these.

These are the new french's

Crispy jalapenos.

One fun idea is to use it in

This jalapeno cheeseburger dip.

This is seriously everything

You love about a cheeseburger

In dip form.

Take a look, is this thing

Gorgeous or what?

This thing has just hit

The party scene.

It's the velvetta shells and

Cheese life size liquid gold

Fountain.

Okay, so, a few things I love

Are doritos, melted cheese

Sticks, and nachos, and now

There's a way you can enjoy them

All in one.

These are doritos loaded.

It is a totally new way

To experience doritos.

That's a really fun twist

On a snack idea.

Isn't it?

No!

No, it isn't!

Now that product has since been

Discontinued.

Probably because it looks less

Like a snack, and more like

Someone deep-fried a fidget

Spinner.

And you probably assumed

Michelle was getting paid

To do that.

But interestingly, the station

Was also getting paid to have

Her on.

And while the fcc requires

Sponsored content like that

To be labeled, it has no

Requirements for exactly how

Or for how long.

So for instance, in the case of

Doritos loaded, the disclosure

Came at the very end of the

Segment for just two seconds.

So six seconds total.

Which is, incidentally, about

The same amount of time doritos

Loaded stay in your body before

Being forcibly ejected from

Whatever orifice they're

Closest to.

This practice can be so

Lucrative that many big chains

Have now set up templates for

Local shows, built around

Sponsored content.

Scripps has "morning blend,"

Tegna has "great day," nexstar

Has "daytime," and sinclair has,

I can only assume, "the muslims

att*ck at dawn."

And it's not just brand experts

Joining by satellite.

Sometimes local businesses will

Pay for an interview, where they

Can script the questions, and

Make sure they're presented

Glowingly.

Take jim heafner.

Until recently, he was a

Financial adviser in charlotte,

North carolina, who was on the

Local show "morning break"

All the time, and was always

Introduced in very positive

Terms.

We have jim heafner, he is a

Certified financial planner, the

President and ceo of heafner

Financial, a best-selling

Author, just an all-around great

Guy.

Thank you so much for being

Back here.

You're a regular here.

Thank you so much for being

Back with us.

You are welcome.

We like when you're here.

We're so glad to have you

Back because you're gonna help

Our folks get financially fit.

Welcome back, mr. Heafner!

We love when you are here with

Us, sir.

This man knows his stuff.

That level of

Enthusiastic cosigning seems

Pretty convincing until you

Remind yourself, the station

Was being paid to say those

Things about him.

It's the reason no one who gets

A birthday cameo from gary busey

Thinks, "wow, gary busey hopes

I make it to 156 years old?

He must be my best friend."

Instead, they think, "wow, craig

Just wasted $350 getting

Gary busey to wish me

A happy birthday.

He must be my best friend."

And it's worth noting that

Heafner and the firm he worked

Not only were ordered to play

$1 Million in an arbitration

Case that he lost retirees'

Money come about 22 clayton's

Recently

Seeking damages related to

Sued him,

The loss of $2.7 million of

Their investments, with one of

Them even saying he trusted

Heafner because he "believed

The longest-running charlotte

Station would invite on

Trusted experts."

And yeah!

Of course you'd believe that!

People trust their

Local station!

That's the point here!

And it doesn't stop at these

Local lifestyle shows...

Companies have also bought their

Way directly into local news

Broadcasts.

Back in 2017, sinclair faced

A $13.3 million fine from

The fcc over segments promoting

The huntsman cancer institute,

Which were broadcast more than

A thousand times on local

Sinclair stations with no

Indication whatsoever they

Were sponsored.

Some of these segments aired

During the evening news,

And in hindsight, the tone of

The reports were suspiciously

Upbeat.

This complex machine is

Eradicating cancer without

The invasive procedures.

For patients like jeff, this

Is welcome news.

If you're going to have

Prostate cancer, this is the

Time to have it.

In salt lake city, utah,

Mark kobel reporting.

That is a hell of a

No time like the

Present to have prostate cancer.

What are you waiting for?

And despite how he signed off,

Is mark kobel actually reporting

There?

Because, in retrospect, it seems

More like mark kobel parroting

The absurdly sunny cancer

Propaganda of his business

Daddy's favorite money friend.

But I will say this, at least

That's an instance of

A broadcaster acting so

Egregiously, the fcc was able

To take action.

A lot of the time, stations are

Doing just enough disclosure

To stay the right side of

The fcc, but that doesn't mean

They're not doing massive harm

To their credibility.

Because even when a sponsorship

Is properly disclosed, I'd argue

There are certain businesses

Local stations should not be

Selling themselves out for.

Especially when it comes to

Medicine.

Because a surprising number

Of segments on these shows are

Enthusiastic, uncritical

Showcases for expensive

Treatments or devices,

Featuring claims that are,

To put it charitably,

Medically dubious.

Like this product,

Which made it onto a regular

Morning newscast in utah.

Today, we're talking about

A technology aimed to help men

With a serious issue.

Stephanie and dustin wolff,

The co-inventors of the world's

First clinically tested home use

Shock wave device to treat

Erectile dysfunction.

It's called the rocket.

This is the rocket.

So the rocket works on the

Principle of low-intensity

Sound wave therapy, which has

Actually been around in europe

For about 25 years.

It's very effective.

It's safe.

And it's... The technology's

Fda recognized.

Okay, first, that

Vibrating taint m*ssile looks

Utterly terrifying.

And while it's since been

Rebranded from "the rocket" to

"The phoenix," I'm not sure "put

This bird that destroys itself

In fire near your penis" is much

Of an upgrade.

What does

"Fda recognized" even mean?

It definitely doesn't mean it's

"Fda cleared," much less

"Approved."

And the fda told us the phoenix

Is "registered" with them,

As a therapeutic massager,

Though, not as a device to treat

Erectile dysfunction.

And at this point, I legally

Have to tell you,

The manufacturer of the phoenix

Says they make no explicit

Claims about treating e.d.

Which is a little odd, because

Their own website claims that

Phoenix offers proven technology

To make your

Penis harder," which they

And you can complete this

Treatment in your home.

Which they

Presumably feel justifies

Its price tag of holy sh*t $879.

But that is not the point here.

The point is, if you're going to

Allow that product into the body

Of your local newscast,

You might want to have some very

Pointed questions ready, and not

End the segment like this.

And of course if you want to

Find more information, where can

They find it online, guys?

They can go to

Getmyrocket.com.

There you go.

Get that help you need for

Whatever ailment you've got

Right here.

Yeah!

Use the rocket for whatever

Ailment you've got!

Especially if that ailment is

Having 879 too many dollars.

And the thing is, that's far

From the only weird medical

Product that's been presented

Uncritically during sponsored

Segments.

Denver's mile-high living

Featured a spa owner promoting

This exciting new treatment:

Mona lisa touch is the first

Fda-cleared laser to treat

The vag*na, and in doing so,

It treats the symptoms of

Vaginal atrophy.

So the procedure itself,

Is it painful?

No.

It's... Typically, what you'll

Feel are mild vibrations.

I tease, the next day you might

Feel like you have a sunburned

vag*na, but it's just healing.

Oh, that's okay, then.

It's just your typical,

Everyday, sunburned vag*na.

And only caused by a laser.

So really, just your typical,

Everyday, laser-roasted

Genitalia.

Which is just healing.

From the laser you deliberately

b*rned it with.

It being the inside

Of your vag*na.

Your run-of-the-mill

Laser-charred vag*na.

And if using a laser as a

Medical pseudo-dildo seems like

You have

Good instincts.

Because over a year before that

Segment aired, the fda issued a

Safety alert, making it clear

That they have not cleared or

Approved for marketing any

Energy-based devices to treat

Vaginal atrophy, and applying

Energy-based therapies to

The vag*na may lead to vaginal

Burns, scarring, and recurring

Or chronic pain.

And the problem is, segments

With dicey medical claims are

Just everywhere.

Recently, the fda has warned

About the use of unapproved

Stem cell therapies,

Which they say can be harmful.

But you wouldn't know that

To watch some of these shows.

Here's a segment from

"Good morning texas," featuring

A doctor who's been disciplined

Multiple times by the state

Medical board for separate

Issues, claiming his stem cell

Therapy can treat things like

M.s. And parkinson's, despite

The fact that stem cells have

Never been approved to treat any

Neurological disorder.

And it's not just him... Here's

A naturopathic doctor, making

Similarly baseless claims on a

Station in arizona.

So, what kind of conditions

Are you treating with this?

So, we treat so many

Different kinds of conditions.

We can do it to joints,

We've been doing a lot of

That... Systemic things as well.

Including, we've had a patient

With chron's disease recently.

Had a patient with heart disease

Who was in severe heart

Failure.

Both of them within a week of

Getting these stem cells are

Just feeling great and improved

To almost normal.

Wow!

Yeah, wow!

Indeed!

That card suggested he can treat

Parkinsons, alzheimers, autism,

M.s. And als.

It seems the only thing his

Stem cells can't do is help that

Station proofread their list of

"Conditions can stem cell

Therapy benefit."

Because other than that,

Got you they covered have!

And look, while there is no way

Of knowing exactly how many

People are watching these shows

As they air, that's not really

The point, as this marketing

Executive at nexstar explained

To potential advertisers.

Now, here's the deal.

Most people think, "okay, so I

Go on the tv show, I'm on tv,

Great, this is awesome, and it

Airs at 4:00, I go on, great,

And people see me, okay,

So this is cool."

I'm gonna tell you right now,

When you actually go on and do

That, that isn't even the cake.

That's just the icing.

You know what the cake is?

The video file.

At the end, you're gonna have a

Four or five minute video file.

And you're gonna do what with

It?

Post it everywhere!

What is that motion?

That is unnecessarily gross.

This isn't how you represent

Cake and icing.

This is how you bring a

Mash's ham to orgasm.

You give it the ol' wiggle and

Squeeze, and then a twist and

A snap.

Oh, sh*t!

What is it?

Sorry, george.

I'm sorry.

That one was genuinely an

Accident.

I was just trying to show people

How to bring a mash's ham to

Orgasm.

That's not how you do it.

Oh.

I guess that's good information

To have.

The point is, that marketing

Executive is right.

The cake is the video file,

And companies will take that

Video and run with it.

Remember that naturopathic

Doctor who claimed stem cells

Are a treatment for alzheimer's

And autism?

Here's his website, which

Proudly features the many times

He was given an uncritical

Platform on trusted local tv.

And you might think viewers

Should be smart enough to

Approach anything on these shows

With skepticism.

The thing is, though, many of

These stations also swap figures

From their newsroom to their

Sponsored content shows.

At abc4 utah, for instance,

Surae chinn is both the

Channel's chief medical

Correspondent and a host of

The sponsored content show

"Good things utah."

And it really does feel like a

Line is getting blurred there.

And look, ideally, stations

Wouldn't engage in this practice

At all... Or, at the very least,

Their disclosures would be

Harder for viewers to miss,

And they'd do significantly

More work to make sure that

If they're letting someone buy

Their way onto their channel,

And present something as real,

That it's not, in fact, total

Nonsense.

Because right now, it's far too

Easy to make a ridiculous

Product that makes outlandish

Claims, and get it onto

Local tv.

And the reason I know that is,

We did.

We started a company called

Venus inventions, and created

Something called the venus veil.

An absurd medical product based

On technology that absolutely

Does not exist.

We set up this website, and even

Hired an actress to brandigrate

The sh*t out of the venus veil,

Into shows it had no business

Being on.

Did it work?

I dunno... You tell me,

Abc 4 utah!

I'm so excited to talk with

Erica hernandez with

The venus veil, a revolutionary

New product on the line.

What exactly is it?

I'm so intrigued.

I'm so glad you are

Intrigued.

So this is the venus veil.

It is the world's first

Sexual health blanket.

Yep!

That was on abc 4 last friday.

And I'd love to tell you it was

Difficult to get it on, but it

Really wasn't.

And remember, that's their

Chief medical correspondent.

And it seems striking that

She didn't have any follow-ups

On claims we made about the veil

That you'd hope a medical

Correspondent would immediately

Take issue with.

The veil is being designed

With the hope that it will

Precisely draw out the natural

Alkaline undercurrents of the

vag*na, and initiate a low-grade

State of what we call

Micro-death, which sounds

Incredibly scary, but that's

Actually just restarting that

Area's natural life cycle.

It's using this field of

Magneto-genetics I was talking

About, and also a technology

That's been around for a really

Long time that was pioneered in

Germany about 80 years ago.

So this is full of cutting-edge

Technology, but it just looks

Like a blanket.

Yeah!

It does.

And that's because it is.

It is just a blanket.

Also, technology that was

Pioneered in germany about



I would have some questions

About that particular period

In german history.

And I know that looks bad.

But let's be fair here,

It's just an isolated example.

There was no way another station

Was going to fall for this.

Right?

Absolutely no way.

Is there, kvue austin?

Because you wouldn't have let us

Pay to directly follow your



Thursday, would you?

There's no way that happened.

It includes some pretty

Interesting technology.

Yes, it does.

So the team behind the veil

Was inspired by the field of

Magneto-genetics.

But basically, your blood is

Full of iron, but it's dispersed

In such a way it isn't affected

By normal magnets.

So the idea behind the veil is

With the right blend of

Proprietary magnetic fibers,

You can create a self-contained

Magnetic field that restimulates

Blood flow and gets you feeling

Like your normal self again.

Very interesting.

Is it?

Is it interesting?

Or is that obvious bullshit that

Definitely shouldn't have been

On in the same hour

As coverage of the cease-fire

In the middle east,

A shortage of lifeguards in

Local public pools, and an

Investigative piece

On criminal justice and

Bail reform?

One of these things is not like

The others, and it's definitely

Our n*zi-era f*ck blanket.

But surely, if you saw this

Blanket in person, then,

In a studio,

You would know not to

Enthusiastically cosign on

The completely baseless claims

Being made right in front

Of you.

You'd protect your viewers from

That happening, wouldn't you,

Denver's "mile high living?"

This is meant to treat sexual

Conditions, but a lot of people

Are embarrassed to talk about

Their sexual health, right?

So it was designed to be

Something that's really discrete

And also really stylish so you

Can have it in your home and it

Really... I mean, could it look

Less like a medical product?

Yeah, no, it doesn't look

Like that.

You know, again, it's one of

Those things I think a lot of

People right now are looking

To enhance their lives,

But they also don't want

Anything too invasive.

Right, yeah.

So this is something where,

Again, you're not needing a

Prescription or anything like

That as well.

Yes.

Well, thank you, erica.

Thanks so much for coming in

Today.

We appreciate it.

Thank you so much for having

Me.

Thanks for making it so easy.

This was great.

Yeah, super easy.

Yeah!

Super easy!

You could even argue

"Way too easy."

Because the truth is, none of

This was nearly difficult enough

To get onto tv.

And it wasn't even expensive.

That cost just $2800.

This one cost $2650.

And this one only cost $1750.

It was all shockingly

Affordable, and sadly, on some

Stations, didn't even look that

Out of place.

And that is not good.

Because, as we've said for

Years now, the integrity of

Local news is crucially

Important.

And there is real harm for

Everyone if that integrity

Is damaged.

So to the owners of these

Stations who are selling them

Out at a depressingly cheap

Price, I have a simple question.

If I may quote the words of a

Very wise news anchor:

The f*ck are you doing?

That's our show.

Thanks so much for watching.

If you want to see our venus

Veil segments in full... The

Whole cake, if you will... You

Can go to venuslnventions.com.

Good night!

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This at all?

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