Ben Swann's hit series "Reality Check" disappeared from the airwaves last year causing quite a stir. Conspiracy theories abounded about how he was taken out for reporting the truth when, in reality (no pun intended), he was canceled because he challenged the status quo.
Over the years, Swann has helped to expose everything from the vile nature of the DEA's war on medical cannabis to the fake Russian hacking conspiracy theory pushed by the mainstream media.
Swann spoke truth to power and truth is always a threat to the establishment which will use any means necessary to silence those who expose their crimes. Swann was temporarily silenced. Now, however, he is back and it's all thanks to cryptocurrency.
It's not just any cryptocurrency, however, it is the Dash coin.
As Dash Force News reports, according to Swann, a long-term fan, and user of cryptocurrency, Dash has risen above the pack because of its unique features:
“I have been an advocate for cryptocurrencies as well as the blockchain for years (since 2013) and when I was made aware of the Dash treasury, I was intrigued beyond that, the more I learned about Dash as digital cash, as well as the [InstantSend] technology, I believe that Dash is poised to excel beyond other altcoins because it is technologically superior.”Using the Dash Treasury, holders of Dash formed a partnership with Swann to fund the production of his show.
As Joël Valenzuela points out:
The Reality Check relaunch proposal ranks as one of the largest to date in Dash’s history. The show previously reached many millions of viewers, and Swann remains confident that similar results will be achievable with the relaunch. Dash will be the sole sponsor of Reality Check during this new iteration, which will include syndicated videos across other networks, as well as physical appearances by Swann and his team at several cryptocurrency and blockchain events and conferences. Additionally, Dash will serve as the sole sponsor of the Truth in Media website, including co-branded merchandise.The proposal was launched in December over the holidays, and generated a significant amount of buzz and discussion, including a flurry of questions from the community. Included in these questions was a call for assurance that the Dash network had some sort of guarantee that Swann and his team would be able to deliver, especially since Dash’s funding mechanism is purely protocol-level and does not include any traditional assurance of delivery from contractors such as a legal contract. Swann improvised by drawing up a legal contract with the Dash masternode network as signatories, with a successful “yes” vote to be considered a binding signature, in a unique way of forming a business partnership, according to Swann:
“The experience of seeking the funding was stressful, but we actually approached Dash in a way that no one ever has before, including the creation of a digital contract that utilized blockchain transactions as signatures.”
The ability of a decentralized currency to fund an alternative media production speaks to the power of cryptocurrencies and paves the way for a bright future in spite of the government and tech giant crackdown and censorship we are seeing today.As Dash Force News points out, Dash is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), and because of its completely decentralized structure, anyone can participate in its ecosystem without seeking permission from any one person or group of people. Because of this, there is no centralized organization that can be intimidated into cutting funding for controversial media, but rather a broad network of thousands of anonymous investors who can fund whatever projects they see fit without fear.
Using Dash to fund the operation, episodes will get massive exposure and will be uploaded to Facebook, YouTube, DTube, LBRY, Amazon Prime, Roku, embedded on Steemit and News Websites.
Thanks to crypto technology and the blockchain, the future is indeed bright. As Swann notes:
“It was an intense process to deal with so many people simultaneously but it was also exhilarating to be part of something so groundbreaking. To fund a media project entirely with crypto demonstrates the power of this currency goes far beyond just financial… it is changing power structures in many industries.”
God bless Ben Swann. One of his recent Reality Check segments changed my life and opened my eyes to a great evil..
I have huge respect for Ben Swann. When he was doing Reality Check for WXIX (my home market) in 2011-2013, he was a voice that was echoing a lot of things I was talking about with people. He lent so much credibiity to the topics because after all, he's on TV, a fallacy that too many Americans still suffer from, but in this case, I played along with that line of thinking because Ben was bringing it! I'm so glad he's coming back. Many of us were concerned about him.
I'm stoked to learn about the support he is getting from Dash too. I joined the Dash community and found out that way. Now it's becoming more public. Dash also got some product placement from the Keiser Report this week as well. Hooray journalism and hooray crypto!!!
He was the sole voice in the msm that powered through the lies. I am surprised it took that long for him to be silenced.
I just traded all my Dash for @steemit last night!
you could've helped to fund alt media! :D Kidding. merely being on here is funding alt media
I guess its not a bad trade. Lol
Steemit to the moon!
I heard he had to go into hiding, and closed down his twitter etc due to concerns for his safety. Any truth in that? Great post btw.
Exactly. You don't go dark without explaining yourself, deleting all of your social media accounts and not say a word to anyone who inquires about your well being just because your show was cancelled. There is more to this than we have been told and if DASH is funding his resurgence, they should also be encouraging his transparency.
Agreed my friend.
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Thanks so much for posting this, happy to hear that he's "okay"...
Well lets promote Dash. I don't own this coin but anything that brings awareness to crypticurrencies in general is good for me.
That's pretty exciting actually. I haven't heard of real life projects being funded by crypto!
So exciting. I miss Reality Check. I am happy to see DTube and Steemit among the list of media outlets for his work. Love me some Swann. ~Cheers and thanks for posting!~
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Like many who support Dash, my first love was Bitcoin. I was fascinated by Satoshi's genius in his creation. However, as the Bitcoin project degenerated into warrior factions and a perceptible endless conflict, I caught myself looking elsewhere. Other cryptocurrencies had many points in their favor, but the network of Dash masternodes tackled the very problems that paralyzed Bitcoin, perhaps even solving them.
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I have no dash. I ve always thought I am too late to invest in dash. However after rwading this, I will change my point of view.
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This is one of the most exciting news I’ve heard involving block chain and cryptocurrency. Once this project becomes successful, it will pave a new way to do business for many media businesses. Indeed, the future does look bright! Thank you for sharing this info :)
That will be great to see his come back. Does he have a steemit account yet?
The backlash was quick
https://steemit.com/news/@mkauai/ben-swann-suspended-from-cbs-for-ressurrecting-reality-check
#GoBen
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This is what happens when you challenge the status quo / Return with a vengence !! So awesome that hes back to Speak more Truth thanks to crypto haha , thats so cool ! Thanks for the awesome information @doitvoluntarily ! And YES The future is looking brighter every day on the blockchain !! Upped and resteemed to get the word out !! 😀😜👍👍👍
Thankyou @tftproject. I always like the truth. God bless you and your family Ben.
Good post friends.
For people interested in Ben Swann's huge revelations regarding the war in Syria, I put together this large post on his excellent reporting and his sudden departure from the public eye last year. This post includes all of his best video clips compiled in one place and provides easy access to all his most important work and revelations.
Tribute and Compendium of Videos of CBS46 Reporter Ben Swann Who Revealed US Support For Terrorist Groups in Syria
https://clarityofsignal.com/2017/05/29/tribute-and-compendium-of-videos-of-cbs46-reporter-ben-swann-who-revealed-us-support-for-terrorist-groups-in-syria/