A look back in time, Prelude and Chapter 1, "Lies My Government Told Me"

Dr. Robert W. Malone

Dec 17, 2025

Yesterday, a colleague put me in touch with a journalist who writes for both a German magazine and an influential US publication/website focused on domestic and international politics. These days, I am very wary of mainstream journalists, having been burned so many times by my unfortunate habit of trusting people and believing the best of them. So, back and forth went the text messages. The pitch was basically “I just want to get to know you.” Well, the last time I fell for that and invited the journalist to our farm, the “journalist” working for the NY Times as a disinformation specialist (Davey Alba) wrote a particularly libelous hit piece that remains a favorite citation for Wikipedia editors who have constructed the twisted and politicized false narrative portrayed on my Wiki page.

I suggested that the current journalist, who I am inclined to trust because he was referred to me by a trusted colleague, might wish to read this substack (Malone.News) and watch the Epoch Times video episode series “Fallout” for starters. I also recommend that he read the prologue and first chapter of our initial book “Lies my Government Told Me” published October 2022. I went back and revisited those sections of the book, and found an earlier draft that had been edited down due to copyright concerns etc. prior to publication. Reading that, it crossed my mind that not only this particular journalist, but also many current readers of Malone.News might enjoy reading these sections.

So, without further ado, here is the original prologue and first chapter of “Lies My Government Told Me”. Quite a stroll down memory lane. A very different time and place.