Course Content
Phase 1: The SIFT Protocol (Source Verification)
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Lesson 1.1 The Neurology of the Pause
Lesson 1.2 The Four Moves: SIFT Deep Dive
Lesson 1.3: Domain Forensics & The Wayback Machine
Lesson 1.4: Tracking “Pink Slime” & Syndication Networks
Phase 2: Data Forensics & “Calling Bullshit”
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Lesson 2.1 The Bad Science Audit
Lesson 2.2: The Fermi Estimation Check (Mental Math)
Lesson 2.3 Commercial Bias: The “Bad Pharma” Audit
Lesson 2.5 The Denominator Blindspot (How to Lie with Truth)
Lesson 2.6 Auditing Authority: The “Official Source” Trap
Lesson 2.7 The Autocrat’s Playbook: 20 Signs of Sliding
Lesson 2.8 The “Boring Truth” Doctrine
Lesson 2.9 The “Strategy of Tension”
2.10 The “Drug War” Smoke Screen: Narrative vs. Reality
2.11 The “Free Speech” Shield: Opinion vs. Incitement
Phase 3: Logic & Argument Analysis
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Lesson 3.1: Propositional Logic (Beyond the Syllogism)
Lesson 3.2: The Principle of Charity (Steel-Manning)
Lesson 3.3: Cognitive Biases 2.0 (Motivated Reasoning)
Phase 4: Digital Investigation (The OSINT Toolkit)
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Lesson 4.1: Reverse Image Search 3.0 (Yandex, Baidu, TinEye)
Lesson 4.2: Geolocation Basics (Mapping the Territory)
Lesson 4.3 Deepfake Detection (The Glitch List)
Lesson 4.4 (Part 2) – Video Forensics
Lesson 4.5 Lazy Journalism: The “Quote as Fact” Trap
Lesson 4.6 The Anatomy of a Disinfo Tweet
Lesson 4.7 THINK TANKS & THE “EXPERTISE” INDUSTRY
Phase 5:The Capstone (The Million Dollar Audit)
We tell the story of Sholto David not as a "news story," but as a Case Study in Tradecraft. He used the exact skills we just taught (Visual Forensics, Source Verification, Institutional Audit) to expose a massive lie and get paid for saving the taxpayer money.
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5.1 The $2.6 Million Audit (Case Study: Sholto David)
TRADECRAFT: The Intelligence Analyst’s Guide to the Internet

TRADECRAFT: The Strategy of Tension

The Concept

If a leader wants to cancel an election, they cannot just say “I am cancelling the election.” People would revolt. Instead, they must make the people believe that an election is dangerous. This is called The Strategy of Tension.

The Mechanism:

  1. Create the Chaos: The state uses “Agents Provocateurs” (undercover agents) to incite violence at protests, or allows gangs to riot unchecked.

  2. Amplify the Fear: The media (controlled by the state) screams “CIVIL WAR IMMINENT!” and “THE STREETS ARE UNSAFE!”

  3. The Solution: The Leader steps in and says, “I love democracy, but we cannot have an election while the streets are burning. For your safety, we must delay the vote until order is restored.”

  4. The Result: The public, terrified of the violence, accepts the dictatorship as a temporary “safety measure.”

CASE STUDY: The “Minneapolis Incident”

Analyzing the recent events (Jan 2026).

The Official Story:

  • Claim: “ICE agents were attacked by domestic terrorists and defended themselves.”

  • Result: The Government floods the city with more troops, citing “Law and Order.”

The Tradecraft Audit:

  • Visual Forensics: Multiple camera angles show the “terrorist” was unarmed. The car drove off anyway and no one was injured by the car, proving the defense of “if we didn’t shoot her she would have ran us over and killed us” False.

  • Source Check: The “Official Report” contradicts the video evidence.

  • The Pattern: This creates a feedback loop.

    • The State kills a citizen -> The People protest -> The State calls it a “Riot” -> The State sends more troops -> The State says “It’s too dangerous to vote.”

The Warning Sign: If you hear a leader say: “We need stability before we can have democracy,” you are witnessing the Strategy of Tension.

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