Tom Olohan
Staff Writer, MRC Free Speech America
Tom Olohan is a Staff Writer for MRC Free Speech America and MRC Business, divisions of the Media Research Center. His work focuses on Big Tech censorship, media bias, artificial intelligence, online gatekeeping, free speech, and the growing influence of digital platforms over public information.
Tom joined the Media Research Center in April 2023. Before that, he worked as a Field Researcher and Media Monitoring Associate at America Rising and gained experience through internships with Heritage Action and AIPAC.
He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and earned a master’s degree in Political Philosophy from Boston College.
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May 18, 2026
When the Machines Lie and the City Pays
Broken trust crisis defines this live conversation as Peter Vazquez welcomes Tom Olohan of MRC Free Speech America to expose how AI, Big Tech news apps, Wikipedia, comedy, and media framing shape what Americans are told to believe. The show then turns to Rochester, where gas tax relief, PAB authority, immigration enforcement, election integrity, youth crime, and Honor Flight reveal the local cost of broken institutions. From national media machines to city-level consequences, the question is direct: are our leaders solving problems, or handing working families the bill?
Guest: Tom Olohan