History

The Dollar Vigilante was founded in 2009 by Jeff Berwick and Ed Bugos. It is a financial newsletter founded with the aim of providing advice on how to protect and grow assets during economic collapse. The platform focuses on finance, economics, and libertarian purist (anarcho-capitalist) ideology. It also covers topics like cryptocurrencies and offers stock recommendations for premium subscribers and publishes videos hosted on Vigilante.tv.

The domain is registered in the United States; however, we cannot confirm they are actually from the United States.

Funded by / Ownership

The Dollar Vigilante is primarily funded through subscription-based features, including newsletters and premium content. There is limited publicly available information about the ownership of the platform, though it is assumed the founders own it.

Analysis / Bias

The Dollar Vigilante has a strong right-wing libertarian and anarcho-capitalist orientation. The content is heavily biased, using emotionally charged language and headlines like “Surviving And Prospering During And After The Dollar Collapse” and “How to Survive the Orwellian Apocalypse.” The platform does not provide well-sourced evidence for its claims and leans heavily on its ideological stance without offering a balanced view. It clearly focuses on one side of the story, emphasizing libertarian and anarcho-capitalist views without presenting alternative perspectives.

In terms of factual reporting, the website does not adhere to high standards. It lacks well-sourced evidence and leans heavily on ideological narratives. This raises significant questions about its credibility and impact. For example, they promote unsubstantiated conspiracy theories like this CONTROLLED DEMOLITION: FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO 9/11 TO THE COVAIDS 19. There is no evidence that the 9/11 towers were brought down by demolition, and there is no evidence that Covid-19 or its vaccines cause AIDS. In general, this is a right-biased source that promotes conspiracy theories and pseudoscience.

Failed Fact Checks

• The CDC “quietly updated” its COVID-19 mortality statistics in summer 2020 to show only 6% of previously reported deaths were actually due to the coronavirus, while the remaining 94% died from preexisting health conditions. – False

Overall, we rate the Dollar Vigilante as a right-biased conspiracy and pseudoscience platform based on the publication of videos that contain false, misleading, or unsubstantiated information. (M. Huitsing 09/21/2023)