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Phil Williams
@NC5PhilWilliams
Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob. @NC5 chief investigative reporter. Chancellor Award. duPont, Peabody awards (4x). Toner Prize. Pulitzer finalist.
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Jul 15 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
On Sunday, once again, a hate group put on a demonstration in downtown Nashville. This time, it was the neo-Nazi “Goyim Defense League,” shouting “Hitler was right!” and other vile words! 1/


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Image A week ago, it was the right-wing Patriot Front 2/
May 31 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
WATCH: I never dreamed that all of this would happen as a result of my investigation of Millersville, Tennessee's #ConspiracyCop. Attempts to smear me or intimidate me only make me more determined to get to the truth. #StayTuned Previous #ConspiracyCop stories here ->
May 23 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: Congressman Andy Ogles admits his claims to have loaned $320,000 to his campaign were not true newschannel5.com/news/newschann… My investigation from last year: He doesn't report having checking or savings. So where did Andy Ogles get $320,000 for his campaign? newschannel5.com/news/newschann…
May 20 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE: 'Al Gore, you’re a piece of sh*t!' Meet Millersville's conspiracy cop newschannel5.com/news/newschann… This man - who makes completely bogus claims that TennCare (Tennessee’s health care insurance program for the poor) was created by the Gores to launder drug money - carries a gun/badge and has power to arrest people. 2/
Apr 22 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
"In 2019, when the text messages start, Jones hatches a series of partnerships, LLCs and domain names in addition to his flagship Infowars business. To mixed results, Jones bankrolls shadow operations around this time, including the junk-news site National File." splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023…Image
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Image In leaked texts shared earlier this month by the Southern Poverty Law Center between him and well-known Republican operative Roger Stone in 2020, Jones said “off record this is my site” in relation to National File. According to the texts, the site was explicitly funded by Jones’ father David Jones and was meant to give Jones’ son, Rex Jones, more public visibility. gizmodo.com/alex-jones-inf…
Apr 18 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
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Lots of political chess being played now in the Tennessee General Assembly on school vouchers. No one speaking to me believes there is a realistic chance of any measure passing this session, but... 1/ The question now: can school privatization forces get a vote on an amendment that allows them to run campaigns that say "XXX voted against school choice." 2/
Apr 10 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
There is so much in this poll that the Beacon Center chose NOT to highlight, including findings that run counter to its agenda. 1/ The most significant barrier that Tennesseans face in achieving financial stability and growth, according to the Beacon Center poll, is "high healthcare costs not covered by insurance." Beacon Center defeated efforts to expand Medicaid to address this issue. 2/ Image
Jan 3 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Since @ClayTravis is bragging about how right he was about COVID, here are the receipts from a Feb. 2021 compilation. He predicted there would just be “a few hundred” U.S. deaths. We are now at well over a million deaths. 1/

Despite @ClayTravis insistence otherwise, scientific data shows the unvaccinated are at much greater risk from COVID. 2/ Image
Dec 26, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
What a year it's been!!! What was your favorite investigation of 2023? (Videos posted in thread for your review) 1/ What was your favorite investigation of 2023? Here are highlights of my investigation of Congressman Andy Ogles. (Vote in poll at top of thread) 2/
Dec 1, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
ICYMI: He doesn't report having checking or savings. So where did Andy Ogles get $320,000 he claimed he loaned his campaign?
ICYMI (from earlier this year): The stories that Andy Ogles tells
Nov 24, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Bill Lee is preparing to announce a plan to dramatically expand Tennessee's controversial school voucher program, allowing K-12 students to receive taxpayer funding for private school regardless of need. newschannel5.com/news/newschann… Unaccredited private schools would be covered, potentially encouraging private-school startups in rural areas where there are none. Image
Oct 25, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Thanks for all the kind words regarding this on-going @HansonForMayor investigation! This project is a testament to the @EWScrippsCo motto: "Give light and the people will find their own way.” 1/ This project is a major lesson for all media (including myself). This race wasn't even on my radar until a Franklin resident sniffed out that something wasn't quite right and asked me to look. Too few political races get the scrutiny that's needed. 2/
Oct 25, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: Controversial Franklin mayoral candidate Gabrielle @HansonforMayor now headed to a likely resounding defeat, based on early vote and absentee totals:
Gabrielle Hanson: 1,788
Incumbent Ken Moore: 8,364 It appears that all of the contested MAGA aldermen-at-large candidates will also go down in defeat. From early voting and absentee:
Jeff Feldman: 2,271
Ann Peterson: 7,432
Oct 21, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
For those just discovering my investigations of Gabrielle @HansonforMayor and Franklin politics, here is how it all unfolded 1/ For those just discovering my investigations of Gabrielle @HansonforMayor and Franklin politics, here is how it all unfolded 2/
Oct 13, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: Franklin’s Westhaven Conservatives group has withdrawn its endorsements of their neighbors, Gabrielle Hanson for mayor and Jeff Feldman for alderman, following NewsChannel 5’s investigations. 1/
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Image Westhaven Conservatives says “this situation has reached a point where [it] is quite possible that Hanson being elected Mayor could be more detrimental to the conservative movement in Franklin.” They cite her admission that she knew white supremacists were coming to the forum. 2/
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Oct 13, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
The harassment campaign by @HansonforMayor supporters continues. The self-proclaimed "actual literal Nazi" and a @Moms4Liberty activist (both Hanson supporters) post the same image of me in blackface just minutes apart. 1/
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Image The @Moms4Liberty activist spreads a horrendous FABRICATED story that I once paid an elderly Black janitor $10 a day to start my car, thinking there might be a bomb. THIS IS FALSE! Will @HansonforMayor denounce? 2 Image
Oct 11, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: Controversial Franklin mayoral candidate Gabrielle @HansonforMayor refuses to denounce “actual literal Nazis” who came to forum to “protect” her and blames her colleagues for the division in the community. “You reap what you sow.” 1/ Alderman Matt Brown points to Hanson or her campaign’s role is the hate group’s intimidation of a Franklin resident. “Veiled or not so veiled threats to end someone’s life … is not aldermanic, it is not mayoral, it is certainly not Christian.” 2/
Oct 5, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
In sympathetic interview with @SlaydenJeremy, Franklin candidate Gabrielle @HansonforMayor refuses to repudiate the hate group that showed up in support of her, says she’s trusting their info about her opponent. 1/
In another part of her interview with @SlaydenJeremy, Franklin candidate Gabrielle @HansonforMayor defends presence of hate group at her forum, saying she is concerned about “Antifa” and “anti-gun activists.” Remember some of the Covenant School families are from Franklin. 2/
Oct 2, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
At a candidate forum in Franklin, Tennessee, where members of the white supremacist group Tennessee Active Club are here, saying they are providing security for Gabrielle @HansonforMayor. 1/

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Image Brad Lewis, quoted in the article below, told me he is friends with Gabrielle @HansonforMayor and that the Active Club is here because Hanson has received some credible threats. 2/ Image
Sep 18, 2023 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
For those just discovering my work, here are a few highlights from my career. As I often tell students, if you pursue your passion, your job will never seem like a chore. (Selected stories to follow) 🧵1/x This is one of my favorite stories from my Revealed investigation b/c it really captures the culture of Tennessee's Capitol Hill 🧵2/x
Aug 30, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
MUST WATCH: A controversial vote by Republicans to silence Democrat Justin Jones during the legislature's special session has renewed questions about how the GOP supermajority uses its power to stifle debate in the Tennessee House. newschannel5.com/news/newschann… The bill was to expand a Tennessee law allowing private schools to expand gun carry policies for their campuses. Was Rep. Justin Jones out of order? You be the speaker!